Kieran Tierney last night continued his impressive return to form at Real Sociedad.
The Scotland international joined the La Liga outfit on a season-long loan from Arsenal last month.
The former Celtic star moved to Spain to kick-start his career after a frustrating year on the sidelines at The Emirates under Mikel Arteta.
The left-back appears to be clicking back into gear already after going so long without regular game time.
He's started four matches for Sociedad since joining, and he notched his first assist for his new side last night.
KT set up the winner as Sociedad beat Valencia on the road.
The 25-year-old sent a stunning through ball behind Valencia's defence after some quick thinking at a free kick.
He picked out attacker Carlos Fernandez who turned and finished with a powerful strike.
The goal on 32 minutes proved to be the difference maker as Tierney helped Sociedad up to fifth in the table after their third win in seven games.
Tierney has always been a consistent performer for the Scotland national team despite his lack of game time at Arsenal over the course of the past 12 months.
But his form will certainly please Steve Clarke ahead of next month's international double-header against Spain and France.
All being well, Tierney will be in the camp as Scotland officially aims to book their spot in next summer's European Championships in Germany.
Meanwhile, Chris Sutton has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at Rangers after Abdallah Sima's opening goal against Livingston.
The Ibrox forward stole the ball from defender Jamie Brandon before curling home in the first half of the Viaplay quarter-final meeting between the clubs.
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However, the goal sparked debate over whether Sima fouled Brandon in the build-up with some pundits certain the goal should have been disallowed by VAR.
Willie Collum allowed play to continue after the alleged push before Nick Walsh confirmed the decision and did not instruct a review at the VAR monitor.
And Sutton cited Rangers' appeal to the Scottish FA over the decision to disallow Kemar Roofe's goal against Celtic as he commented on Sima's strike at Ibrox.
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