Christopher Jullien played well for Celtic against Rangers at Ibrox last weekend, says Fraser Forster.
Forster, who joined Celtic on loan from Southampton in the summer transfer window, was impressed with the central defender’s performances against Steven Gerrard’s side in the Scottish Premiership game.
The 31-year-old England international goalkeeper – who moved to the Saints from the Hoops in 2014 for a transfer fee reported by The Scottish Sun to be worth £10 million – kept a clean sheet, as Neil Lennon’s side won 2-0.
Forster told The Scottish Sun: “Christopher Jullien was fantastic in front of me. He’s a big guy. I think he headed everything and looked really good. I thought he was brilliant.”
Strong performance
Celtic signed Jullien from French club Toulouse in the summer transfer window for a fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £7 million.
The 26-year-old central defender was a rock at the back for the Hoops against the Gers and kept the Rangers attackers at bay.
The defender was brilliant in the air, made the right tackles and the right interceptions at the right time, and marshalled his defence brilliantly.
Former Hibernian forward Tam McManus, who now works as a pundit for BBC Sport, was impressed with Jullien and said on Twitter that he was “imperious’, while ex-Rangers striker Kris Boyd also hailed him (click here to read more).
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