BHOYS' TRAIT ESCAPE

MARTIN O'NEILL hailed his Celtic late specialists for possessing the "spirit" of his famous Seville side of 2003.

- MICHAEL GANNON

But the Hoops boss admitted he could have hooked SEVEN of them at halftime at Kilmarnock in a 3-2 comeback victory.

The Parkhead outfit roared back from two down to claim a crucial win with a THIRD stoppage-time strike in a week.

Julian Araujo pounced in the seventh added minute to kill off Killie and spark wild scenes in the away end at Rugby Park.

O'Neill's men also needed a leveller in the seventh minute of stoppage time to stay in the Scottish Cup against Dundee last weekend - and pulled off another escape act in the opening minute of added time in the Premiership win against Livingston last Wednesday.

The Hoops were at it again in Ayrshire and, while he wants displays to improve, the late drama is giving him flashbacks to his sensational first spell in charge over two decades ago.