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Celtic fans rip into Edouard after Hibernian performance

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Odsonne Edouard completed 71 minutes in the draw against Hibernian on Sunday afternoon – and Celtic fans on Twitter teared into him for his performance.

The Bhoys continued their long unbeaten domestic run with a 2-2 away draw against Hibernian and they were stunned by a late comeback by the hosts.

Scott Sinclair netted twice in the space of five minutes during the second-half to put the visitors firmly in the ascendancy and they appeared to be cruising to three points.

However, Hibernian fought back with goals from Efe Ambrose and Oli Shaw to ensure the teams shared the points.

Manager Brendan Rodgers decided to make a big call in his starting XI by retaining striker Edouard in the team after his hat-trick against Motherwell last weekend.

The 19-year-old got the nod ahead of his senior counterparts Moussa Dembele and Leigh Griffiths, who had to make do with a place on the substitutes bench.

Celtic fans on social media singled out Frenchman Edouard for his display against Hibernian and feel that he really struggled to make an impact at the point of the attack.

This Is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets:

https://twitter.com/AshleighMeikle/status/939852414642991105

https://twitter.com/Moffat27Sean/status/939853770632122369

Edouard has managed to force his way into the Celtic picture in recent weeks and got a big opportunity to show his quality against Hibernian.

The teenage centre-forward was unable to cause a threat in front of goal in the first-half, but put in a brighter display in the second period before being replaced by teammate Dembele.

Edouard played a vital role in Celtic’s opening goal as he saw his shot cannon off the post and converted by Sinclair on the rebound.

He will hope that he has shown Rodgers he can play an important role in the side moving forward, but the battle for the number nine jersey is extremely fierce and the manager has a pool of talent to choose from.

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