Stiliyan Petrov, a former midfielder for Celtic, attended Friday night’s Player of the Year awards ceremony, which marked the club’s 20th anniversary.
Alongside Shaun Maloney, the Bulgarian presenter of the Goal of the Season award was on stage.
Kyogo Furuhashi took home the award for his goal against Rangers during the Glasgow derby at Parkhead on New Year’s Day. Although the Japanese frontman gave a great performance, Matt O’Riley was the real star of the evening on Saturday.
The Danish midfielder scored the game’s first goal in the 35th minute with a thunderbolt into the lower right corner. Despite missing a penalty, he had a fantastic day overall.
O’Riley was the clear winner of the Sunday night awards for Player of the Year, Players’ Player of the Year, and Young Player of the Year because he controlled the middle of the pitch.
In an interview with CeltsAreHere over the weekend, Petrov praised his derby performance, noting that he has had an incredible campaign.
I love watching him; I’ve seen how he’s matured as a player and I think he has more to give,” he remarked. “Matt O’Riley gave a masterclass yesterday in both his play and how he took his goal.”
The 23-year-old did miss a penalty, but he was rightfully named Man of the Match over the weekend.
As a matter of fact, Petrov made light of the fact that O’Riley ought to have delegated accountability to Joe Hart, saying, “I still think Harty (Joe Hart) should have taken the penalty, but that’s my view.” “However, I genuinely believe Matt O’Riley deserves to win Player of the Year because he has been exceptional and incredibly reliable.
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