Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has given his backing to Daizen Maeda as he struggles for form in front of goal.
The Japanese forward missed two big chances on Tuesday night as Celtic suffered a 2-0 home defeat by RB Leipzig in Champions League Group F which ends any hopes of reaching the last 16 with two matches remaining. Maeda has only one goal in 17 appearances in all competitions this season but Postecoglou says the 24-year-old is still developing and he will help him through that.
He said: "It's just perseverance. I know people look at the end product - and he was a bit unlucky on a couple of occasions, but he puts in an enormous work-rate. We felt from last week, down their right-hand side, they could be a threat going forward and I thought his defensive work was outstanding. And that helps us as a team.
