Matt O’Riley, a Celtic icon, returned to Premier League action for Brighton with a bang against Liverpool yesterday night.
O’Riley has had a difficult start to his Brighton career, as a nasty injury sustained on his debut sidelined the former Celtic player for months.
The Denmark international has spent much of the season on the sidelines, making brief cameos for Brighton, but last night, the Celtic star demonstrated why he was worth £25 million.
O’Riley dazzled Brighton fans with his late assist in the 3-2 win over Liverpool, and now Ally McCoist and colleague talkSPORT host Jeff Stelling have made two assertions about the 24-year-old.
Ally McCoist acknowledges Matt O’Riley was ‘great’ at Celtic, while Jeff Stelling makes the Brighton fan claim
McCoist was reacting to O’Riley’s performance last night, and as he waxed lyrical over the former Celtic player, co-host Stelling stated that he still has a lot of work to do to win over Brighton supporters.
McCoist told talkSPORT: “I’m really happy for him because I thought he was fantastic at Celtic.” He actually was.”
Stelling: “Yeah, he’s had a really tough time.”
McCoist responded: “And then he got that terrible injury in his first game due to a really poor challenge in an FA Cup tie but good to see him back.”
Stelling: “I think he’s still to win over a lot of the fans down there.”
McCoist: “I don’t disagree with that.”
Stelling: “But that will help.”
McCoist: “That’s the way to do it.”
Matt O’Riley’s crucial Celtic and Brighton goals
Since joining Brighton from Celtic in the summer of 2024, O’Riley has made 22 appearances.
On his Premier League debut, O’Riley made an immediate impact, scoring the following goal:
However, for Celtic, the Danish international scored 27 goals, but is this one against Rangers the greatest of the bunch?
A sneaky Panenka penalty in the Ibrox cauldron was possibly one of the coolest ever witnessed against Rangers at home.
O’Riley’s future at Brighton has been in the spotlight this week, but following his performance last night, he delivered a message to his club that he still has a lot to offer them in the coming seasons.
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