Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has said the friendlies the club play just now are not preseason games, but preseason tests
The Japanese forward opened the scoring on the night in Glasgow's southside and netted a hat-trick before being substituted just over the hour mark.
"He's worked really hard in the training. He's looked so bright in the games that we've had. Tonight, you see the sharpness and brightness. So it's really nice for him."Rodgers went on to say that despite the fact these games are non-competitive, he wants his players to treat them as a proving ground ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.
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