MAN of the match James Forrest set his sights on still more trophies after helping Celtic to Betfred Cup success at Hampden.
Forrest’s opener and Moussa Dembele’s penalty were enough to see off Motherwell 2-0 on Sunday.
And the winger told BT Sport: “You want to play in finals and it’s another successful day at Hampden for us, we’re all buzzing.
“We did start well, they came out fighting and we knew it would be tough. We got that goal early in the second half and kicked on from there.
“Every trophy you win with Celtic is unbelievable, we’ve won four in a row now and we’re looking forward to the league, and the other cup starting in January.”
Story of the match as Celtic beat Motherwell 2-0 in Betfred Cup final
The penalty came when Scott Sinclair was tugged back by Cedric Kipre, who was sent off.
Sinclair said: “I felt a little bit of contact, it doesn’t matter how much contact it is, he got a little tug at my arm and I went down.
“Every trophy is special. We’ve been relentless, we keep going, winning games and hopefully winning trophies.”
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers admitted the spot-kick call was a marginal one.
“Scott is so fast and it looks like he was going in on the blind side of the defender,” Rodgers said. “I’m not sure about the contact until I see it again.”
Rodgers hailed the character of his side as they bounced back from their 7-1 Champions League mauling by Paris St Germain on Wednesday to extend their domestic winning run and secure a fourth successive trophy on home soil.
He said: “It’s another brilliant victory. We had to tick a lot of character boxes today against a Motherwell team who’ve been excellent this season.
“After the game in midweek, to come back – once we got the first goal, you could see the confidence leapt to another level.
“We had to be patient but they had the man sent off and we used the extra man well to keep possession.”
Full-back Kieran Tierney was able to better take in the celebrations this time around, having been substituted with a broken jaw as the Bhoys won last year’s final against Aberdeen.
“I think I was on some sort of drugs last time, and it was brilliant, but this is special,” said the Scotland international.
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