Nir Bitton has nearly been at Celtic for ten years. He’s had more ups than downs at the club for sure but popularity among the Celtic support has evaded the Israeli, for the most part.

The Celtic star has been used as a makeshift centre-back for years with the phrase ‘he does a job’ being used more often than not.

Bitton has flown under the radar for years and is the guy Celtic pull out when injuries pile up, especially in defence like they always seem to do.

This season, and more recently, Nir has been allowed to play in his most natural position at defensive mid and he’s turned a lot of heads.

Bitton came on for Turnbull in the first half of the cup final and put on a tremendous performance to help Celtic to victory. In other games where he’s played the role recently, he’s looked assured and confident in his own ability.

The player has gone from utility centre-back to a very useful option in the defensive midfield position for Ange.

Incredibly, the League Cup Final win was Nir’s 17th medal at Celtic since joining the club.

If the player continues in his role in the midfield and plays like he has recently, there’s a chance he can become a first team regular again.

It will be harder to get into this side once more deals are done in January, but the midfielder has put himself in a top osition.

Well done to him!