O’Neill conceded he “did not know something” about Osmand till per week in the past, however he has hailed his “glorious” contribution since.
“The younger man may be very sharp,” the interim supervisor added. “He desires to get a few DVDs on Henrik [Larsson] – that will assist.
“He is bought loads of confidence, he was arguing with everybody on the finish.”
Former Celtic boss Neil Lennon described Osmand as “one thing slightly bit totally different”.
In a vibrant and influential exhibiting at Hampden, the Welshman had 5 pictures and picked up a yellow card for a foul on Rangers captain James Tavernier.
His aim got here along with his fifth effort, a first-time end between the posts following a low cross from the left by Kieran Tierney.
Within the build-up, the teenager’s intense urgent helped Celtic regain the ball within the closing third when he dispossessed Joe Rothwell.
That sort of drive has been lacking from a Celtic facet which have failed to attain in six video games this time period and have netted fewer league objectives than Coronary heart of Midlothian, Hibernian and Dundee United.
However with seven objectives of their previous two video games underneath O’Neill, and younger duo Osmand and Kenny rising from the shadows, there are instantly indicators of life within the ahead line.
“That summed up a Celtic workforce underneath Martin O’Neill,” former Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner mentioned on BBC Sportsound.
“Excessive vitality, everyone banging into tackles. Is that what we’re going to get from Celtic each week now?”.
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