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Kyogo shows his true colours as he puts stricken Adam Idah first and offers to give up key Celtic duty

The £9m striker manfully soldiered on and had major support from his strike rival

Big-hearted Kyogo made a beeline for stricken Adam Idah after his Celtic strike rival was left writhing in agony in the wake of Liam Gordon's horror tackle.

The £9m striker manfully soldiered on, however, he was left bruised and battered after the incident which led to the former St Johnstone skipper earn his marching orders in the champions' emphatic 3-0 win at Fir Park. And the incident wasn't missed by Kyogo as he headed straight for Idah and asked the striker if he wanted to be the one to lead his fan chant with punters.


Idah turned it down and playfully pushed Kyogo towards the jubilant travelling fans, however, the moment underlined the rapport between two players battling for one position. Idah scored off the bench but had to watch as the Japan international got the nod from the start. Celtic rued their inability to kill off Aberdeen a week ago, however, their resilience has been there for all to see in their gutsy 0-0 draw away to Atalanta and killing Motherwell off with the minimum of fuss.

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