Celtic may have lost a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Lille last night but left-back Diego Laxalt was in seriously impressive form for the Hoops.
The thirteen tackles that the Uruguayan international made were the most that any player had managed in a Europa League game since the beginning of the 2015/16 season.
Laxalt has begun to put in some assured performances after joining from AC Milan on a season-long loan earlier this month, and fans on Twitter were quick to praise his display after yesterday’s game:
The man was outstanding
— Gary (@GaryOliver87) October 29, 2020
He’s a great wee player
— JP Beatty (@BeattyJp) October 29, 2020
Didn’t tackle quite enough ?
— terry charleton (@terrycharleton) October 29, 2020
He’s certainly shaping up to be a quality player, early days, but he’s put in a couple of very good performances ??
— Bygone John (@Busarus) October 29, 2020
This guy is quality , theres no doubt about it
— ꪜᠻꪶ ꪶꪖ???ꪮꪀ (@Vfl_Larsson) October 29, 2020
Have a word with the chief exec, please, admin. We sign him on a permanent, or we riot.
— Lainey Donnel ???????⚽️ ? (@LaineyDonnel) October 29, 2020
sign him up for life. what a player
— mark kavanagh (@mark_kavanagh67) October 29, 2020
@RyanMcMullan17 sign him up
— Ciaran Casey (@CiaranCasey16) October 30, 2020
Some other players need to take a good look at the shift this guy puts in.
— BKMacC ??????? (@BKMacC) October 30, 2020
Buy buy buy buy buy.
— Alan ? (@bhoy_al) October 30, 2020
He’s a class act and our best player!
— Thebiggie (@Mickob123) October 30, 2020
Laxalt has been more used to playing as a wingback over the past few years but he has shown that he does have the defensive capabilities if manager Neil Lennon persists with a back four.
Whether the 27-year-old will be able to keep up this level of performance for the rest of the season, we shall have to wait and see, but he has had an excellent start to his career at Celtic Park.
