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Rodgers hails Sinclair after goal
- Updated: September 19, 2016
Brendan Rodgers hailed Scott Sinclair after the Celtic attacker joined Jimmy McGrory in the club’s record books with his goal in the 2-2 draw at Inverness.
The 27-year-old scored for the fifth successive Premiership game with a curling shot from the edge of the box after Tom Rogic’s opener for the visitors had been cancelled out by Billy King, with substitute Alex Fisher’s first goal for Inverness in the 89th minute leading to a share of the points.
Sinclair, who joined from Aston Villa in the summer, became the first Celtic player to achieve that feat since McGrory, who played for the club between 1922 and 1937 and later went on to manage them in the 1934/35 season.
“If he ends up like Jimmy he will be all right – he will be in the Celtic Musical [a current show about the club],” Rodgers said. “You can see he is quality. His ability to take the ball up the field quickly is there and he has a hunger to score goals. It was a wonderful finish.
“He is 27, not so many miles on the clock, but you see his speed and natural finishing ability and he will be disappointed he hasn’t scored more today.
“He is enjoying his life in Scotland, …
