Kyogo vows his Celtic peak is yet to come as shooting down Rangers just the start for smiling assassin

Hampden hero Kyogo Furuhashi insists Celtic are determined to prove they’ll be the ones smiling by the end of the season.

He fired Celtic to Viaplay Cup glory with his deadly double against arch rivals Rangers. Kyogo stuck two past Hibs in the final last season and became the first Celt to make it back-to-back braces in the League Cup showpiece since Billy McPhail completed the feat with his hat-trick in the famous 7-1 win against Rangers in 1957.

Celtic were riled up by Rangers wideman Fashion Sakala claiming his side were better than the champions in the build up. But the Parkhead men produced a show of power as they completed the first leg of a Treble yesterday with their seventh League Cup win in nine years, with a commanding Premiership lead and the Scottish Cup to come. But history-maker Kyogo said: “I just want to smile at the end of the season with the rest of the team.”

The 28-year-old stole the show again but he was determined to share the glory with his Hoops pals. Kyogo said: “I am just happy and humble that I was able to score two goals in this final and we were able to win the cup once more. But it was because of the effort of the entire team and fans that we were able to win this cup.”

Kyogo insisted in the build up to the Hampden showdown that he was not yet a great player – and he is sticking to his claim despite already earning his place among the Celtic greats. He said: “I think I still have a lot of improving to do to become a better player, and contribute to the team, which is the most important thing to me.

“I am very happy right now. I want to thank all my team-mates for the support. They are always giving me good passes, always setting me up to score the goals. I am happy that I can repay them by