Crystal Palace star Daichi Kamada reckons he has established a telepathic partnership with Celtic ace Daizen Maeda... on and off the pitch.
Maeda was one of Celtic's heroes on Sunday as they cruised to another Old Firm victory after he opened the scoring at Parkhead.
He is currently preparing for Japan's crucial World Cup double-header qualifiers against China and Bahrain this week, along with Hoops colleague Reo Hatate.
Fellow Old Firm hero Kyogo Furuhashi wasn't called up again.
Maeda is likely to start today's game in Saitama with Palace ace Kamada and the former Eintracht Frankfurt and Lazio star was full of praise for Maeda.
He said: "The player I would hate to face in a game is Daizen Maeda because I don't like coming up against players who run a lot.
"We have a brilliant relationship on and off the pitch. We sit together on the bus, we eat dinner, lunch, and breakfast together. We always go to the sauna together.
"He even fetches me sweets and coffee even when I haven't asked for them!
"Daizen is the type of person that everyone loves.
"I remember when he first came into the Japan team and he wasn't really interacting with anyone. But I started talking to him, we became friends and hit it off.
"And we have taken that relationship onto the pitch too which is good for Japan. He has been in excellent form too."
