Aaron Donnelly addresses THAT Celtic 'celebration' head on as he reveals real reason why he held hands up

Aaron Donnelly has claimed his Dundee goal celebration was muted because he had forgotten what to do.

The big defender scored the Dark Blues third goal in their 3-3 draw with Celtic and stopped short of whooping it up. Donnelly has copped a fair bit of flak for his lack of celebration but insisted it was due to being out of practice after going two years without a goal. The Northern Irish international admitted: “When I scored I didn’t really know what to do, to be honest. It has been over two years since I last got a goal! The boys really just got around me which was a great moment for myself and my family watching back home.”

The only disappointment for Donnelly was that his goal wasn’t a famous winner. Celtic came back and salvaged a 93rd minute equaliser through an Arne Engels’ penalty. It denied them their first home win over Celtic since 1988. Donnelly claimed: “Throughout the whole game it was another really resilient performance and I thought we were going to win it right until the last minute. We set out with a game plan and we really stuck to it. Without the ball we knew we’d be camped in our own half for long periods but the boys were really resilient, especially after losing the first goal so early. Celtic shifted us from side to side but we did the dirty work and showed we’re a real threat on the counter attack.

“Our fans really got behind us and we quietened the Celtic fans. Coming off the Rangers game there was a real bounce in our step. The manager told us it was 37 years since the last time a Dundee team beat Celtic at home, which was music to our ears because we wanted to go out there and make history. The performance just goes to show where this team has come from if we’re disappointed to draw against