Joe Hart and his Celtic touch of class as he passes on message from overjoyed Liel Abada

Celtic keeper Joe Hart has seen it all before with last minute winners after his victory sprint in the aftermath of Sergio Aguero mania.

But now he's a leader in the Parkhead dressing room compared to when he was Man City's up and coming shot stopper - and he showed it when he showed up for Liel Abada after his dramatic late winner against Dundee United.

The Israeli's composed finish in the 90th minute came just as his side looked like passing up two crucial points hours after Rangers had a similar stumble up at Ross County.

It cut the gap at the top of the Premiership to two points and now Ange Postecoglou's side can overtake their rivals with a win in Wednesday night's colossal derby.

But despite the magnitude of the goal, Abada wasn't confident enough in his English to face the cameras after the game.

Hart quickly stepped in and showed a touch of class as he passed on a message from the young winger before collecting his man of the match champagne.

Speaking to Celtic TV, he said: "On behalf of Liel, who wasn't confident to do the interview, he wants to thank everyone for the reception.

"It's a special moment for him doing that in the last minute. It's a big goal, big moments but there's a long way to go."

Attention now turns to that mammoth fixture in midweek against Rangers and Hart says the dressing room can't wait for Wednesday night.

"It's going to be a big night," he added.

"Everyone is pumped, everyone is excited. It's our next game so we can actually focus on it.

"But it's one game, it's one game we need to perform to the levels we set ourselves.

"We didn't quite reach them today so that's more important."