Brendan Rodgers salutes 'big-game player' Adam Idah after Celtic's cup win

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers saluted "big-game player" Adam Idah after his dramatic late winner against Rangers in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park.

The 23-year-old Republic of Ireland striker, who joined on loan from Norwich in the winter transfer window, took over from Kyogo Furuhashi in the second half after a Rangers goal had been chalked off for an infringement and he pounced on a fumble by Gers keeper Jack Butland in the last minute of normal time to fire in the winner.

It was Idah's ninth goal since arriving in Glasgow and it secured a league and cup double for the Hoops, and the Parkhead boss waxed lyrical about his overall contribution to Celtic’s cause – although was more coy about discussing a possible longer-term deal.

He said: "The board know how I feel on Adam, that was the reason for bringing him in.

"He’s been a real catalyst for us, especially over the last few months.

"I knew what I was getting because I’d seen him in the Premier League at 18.

"He has all the attributes. He’s fast, dynamic, strong and I felt with better positioning he’d get goals.

"What he’s done since coming in is show that he’s a goalscorer. He gets different types of goals.

"He has great movement in the box and he deals with pressure moments. Today, he was like a real number nine sniffing in and around the box.

"He’s been absolutely immense for us and he’s clearly someone I’d like to do something with.

"I’ve seen development in him and that’s what the game’s about – players improving. I just know with Adam that he’s got such a high ceiling.

"The Premier League is the most competitive league in world football and you need a certain level of physicality and he showed that as a really young player.

"Adam probably got lost a little bit for a