Another Performance From Celtic’s Midfield Maestro Makes Him A POTY Contender.

Aaron Mooy is going to be on the Player of The Year shortlist. Outside of Celtic Park there is nobody who is even close to him right now in terms of their performances.

There are some in the media who will clamour for their inexplicable favourite, Ryan Kent, to be on the shortlist (oh you wait and see, I guarantee it) but let’s be honest if Mooy was at any other club nobody would even be disputing this for five minutes.

He would be on it already.

He was the Man of the Match today, and comfortably.

His passing was superb, his goal was magnificent, his work rate is extraordinary for a guy who is now 32. I love watching this guy play, he is an immense footballer who would enhance any side.

Overall, the performance today was a bit flat at times, but the pitch was something to do with that, and we were more than good enough to get through it and win.

The quality in this team is simply too great, even on those days when we aren’t simply flying.

Kyogo got another. Turnbull got another. Oh turned his man Considine brilliantly to win the late free kick … we’re like a smoothly ticking machine.

As I said before the game, this is another check made on the calendar. We’re down to 13 games now and we’ve restored the 9-point lead and moved ahead by another two goals.

That’s the equivalent of that extra point, not that it’s going to come to that.

But the story today is about Mooy, this Rolls Royce footballer we have in the middle of the pitch who excelled again today, pulling all the strings and scoring an exquisite goal.

He looks every inch what a Player of the Year should and I reckon he has played his way onto that shortlist and perhaps something else; an almost guaranteed start at Hampden.

I would not have him out of this team at the moment.