LIVE
...

Follow us on

Soccer News

Fans react as Celtic’s Lewis Morgan impresses for Scotland again

Lawrence Shankland celebrates his goal with team mate Lewis Morgan of St Mirren during the BETFRED Cup Group Stage between St Mirren and Edinburgh ...
Follow us on Google Discover

The new Celtic star impressed for his country this week.

Lewis Morgan of St Mirren in action during the BETFRED Cup Group Stage between St Mirren and Edinburgh City at St Mirren Park on July 30, 2016 in Paisley, Scotland.

Scotland lost 1-0 to Mexico on Saturday, but one Celtic man covered himself in glory.

Lewis Morgan replaced Oli McBurnie on 80 minutes as Scotland tried and failed to cancel out Giovanni Dos Santos’s 13th-minute opener.

But the Celtic winger, who impressed off the bench against Peru earlier in the week, enjoyed a very decent 10-minute cameo to perhaps strengthen the theory that Alex McLeish should have started him against the Mexicans.

Nevertheless, Morgan, who signed for the Hoops for £300,000 in January but only arrived last month after helping St Mirren to Scottish Premiership promotion, certainly impressed in both games.

Demarai Gray of England and Lewis Morgan of Scotland battle for the ball during the UEFA European Under 21 Championship Group 4 Qualifier between England and Scotland at Riverside Stadium...

And football fans on Twitter are predicting success for him at Parkhead.

It’ll be interesting to see where Hoops boss Brendan Rodgers plays the 21-year-old next season.

Morgan, who managed 14 Championship goals last season, can play on the wing and in a playmaker role but, with Tom Rogic extending his contract, the youngster is unlikely to get many chances at number 10.