Alistair Johnston admits it was a dream come true to make his Celtic debut in such a huge game against Rangers.
But the new arrival left his family back home in Canada completely in the dark over his surprise inclusion in the Hoops' starting line-up at Ibrox as Ange Postecoglou's men battled to earn a draw against their bitter rivals. It was Daizen Maeda who got the league leaders off to a fine start before a quick second-half turnaround saw Ryan Kent and James Tavernier convert.
That was before Kyogo Furuhashi fired his first Old Firm goal with a few minutes to play to keep Celtic's advantage to nine points at the top of the table. And Johnston admits he wanted his family to be shocked at his name being on the teamsheet so that he could fully focus on his derby baptism of fire.
