NEW BHOY KEL'S SPOT ON TIMING

Last-gasp joy for protesting fans

- By Anthony Brown

DEBUTANT Kelechi Iheanacho scored a last-gasp penalty as mutinous Celtic fans were left celebrating a 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock that moved them back to the top of the Premiership.

After a summer in which the club were widely deemed to have failed to adequately bolster their squad before crashing out of the Champions League to Kairat Almaty, angry supporters held a crisis meeting last week and decided to boycott the opening 12 minutes of the Rugby Park fixture.

Around half of the travelling fans opted against the late-entry protest, while the others eventually filtered in to witness the remainder of an underwhelming goalless first half from Brendan Rodgers’ Hoops side.

Daizen Maeda eased some of the tension when he headed the reigning champions in front with only his second goal since April.