Celtic overcame current English Premier League champions Manchester City 4-3 on Wednesday, during the second preseason friendly of the Celtic USA Tour 2024.
Nicolas Kuhn scored two during the 45 minutes he played, with Luis Palma and Kyogo Furuhashi filling out the scoresheet for the Parkhead side with goals in either half.
All four of Celtic's goals were well-worked on the night, however the best of the bunch was likely Kyogo's – the Japanese forward having latched onto a wonderful defence-splitting pass from Kuhn, before rounding the keeper and stroking the ball home ahead of half-time.
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Manager Brendan Rodgers, and indeed Kuhn, were delighted with the goal, with Liam Scales and Matt O'Riley also contributing important passes in the build-up.
From the television gantry's perspective, the goal is a good one – but it looks even better when shown at pitch level.
Here's all four courtesy of Celtic's exclusive and long-recurring Unique Angle series:
Given the exhibition nature of the match, the 11 Pep Guardiola chose to field was hardly Manchester City at their very best, but this seven-goal runout will be no less valuable for Brendan Rodgers and his players as they now stare down Saturday's preseason friendly against Chelsea at the Notre Dame Stadium.
After that, domestic action kicks into gear as Celtic take on Kilmarnock at Celtic Park on Sunday, August 4.
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