The Celtic winger was his side's hero in the Scottish League Cup semi-final at Hampden.
Ryan Christie was the hero as Celtic booked their place in the final of the Scottish League Cup on Sunday.
Introduced in place of Oliver Ntcham after a goalless first half against Hearts, Christie assisted two of Celtic's three goals and scored the other himself, drawing praise from the Bhoys manager Brendan Rodgers afterwards.
Speaking to BBC Sportsound's Scottish Football Podcast on Tuesday, John Hughes - the former Celtic player - suggested the versatile midfielder may even be the answer to Scotland's striker crisis.
But another ex-Bhoy - and a one-time teammate of Christie's - was not so sure.
"He did really well at Aberdeen (while on loan last season and part of the one before) and I thought he was excellent," replied Kris Commons. "But I still think he’s just lacking that little bit of Celtic quality.
"He needs a run of games and he needs to be in that environment week in, week out.
"I don’t think he’s first-choice just yet. He took his chance at the weekend.
"But as far as Alex McLeish (the Scotland manager) picking players that are on form, I do believe he didn’t pick James Forrest after his four goals against St Johnstone.
"It’s not something I think Alex McLeish looks for leading into games."
A winger by trade, Christie recorded exactly half of his goals and assists for Celtic at Hampden Park on Sunday, but managed 33 combined in 57 games for Aberdeen.
The 23-year-old has only won three caps for Scotland, the last of which arrived in March of this year.
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