A lot of Celtic fans were blown away by the performance of Olivier Ntcham as the Bhoys thrashed Hearts 5-0 to move ten points clear of Rangers at the top of the table.
The 24-year-old opened the scoring against the Jambos in the first half when Hearts goalkeeper Joel Pereira punched an Odsonne Edouard effort straight to him, and he quickly adjusted to fire in his fourth league goal of the season.
Was Ntcham Celtic's best player?
Yes, he was superb
No, he was good but others were better
Celtic then made the match comfortable with further strikes from Christopher Jullien, Callum McGregor, a deflected Ryan Christie effort, and a Jozo Simunovic header from a Christie corner.
However, despite Ntcham only having direct involvement in one goal, it was him who these Celtic fans were gushing over.
Said it before and I'll say it again. Oli Ntcham is our best midfielder when he wants to be. Top drawer again. McGregor is more consistent though, lads top class
— Elvis (@elvis_1888) February 12, 2020
Mate performance of the season I thought, excellent they were.
Ntcham was untouchable— Jordy McDonagh (@JMcDonagh91) February 12, 2020
Olivier Ntcham, what a phenomenal football player, glad people are starting to open their eyes and realise it too
— Paddy Whelan (@paddy_whelan7) February 12, 2020
Best game Ntcham has had for us
— Jeff Benzos ? (@deliciousgammon) February 12, 2020
Ntcham was unreal at times tonight
— Robert Stephen (@RobertStephen27) February 12, 2020
Incredible performance tonight especially in second half. Ntcham strolling it again and Taylor turning into a player ??
— Kieran Rodgers (@kieranR1888) February 12, 2020
What do we think?
Celtic were superb, and the 24-year-old midfielder, who is valued at £4.5m by Transfermarkt, received a 7/10 rating from 67hailhail and can be pleased with his goal that started the rout.
What should please Celtic fans more is that Rangers were beaten 2-1 by Kilmarnock and now have a huge gap to close to prevent the Bhoys from winning the title.