Liel Abada's Celtic party piece can be replicated by returning Mikey Johnston amid transfer uncertainty - Chris Sutton

Mikey Johnston has become a bit of a forgotten man at Celtic in recent seasons. But his impressive cameo in Dublin this week might just have served up a handy reminder to his club manager and supporters.

It’s been a case of out of sight, out of mind for the winger. I imagine there are more than a few Celtic fans who didn’t realise he was still on the books Parkhead. Johnston has been on loan in Portugal with Vitoria Guimaraes and while we might not see him every week, he’s obviously showed enough this season to catch the eye of national boss Stephen Kenny.

And he more than took his chance when it arrived in midweek. He was electric when he came off the bench against Latvia and played a huge part in securing the 3-2 win after the Irish were in danger of throwing a two goal lead out of the window. I’m sure plenty of Celtic fans would have been tuning in and wondering, ‘who is this guy?’

They won’t have been surprised at some of the jinking runs though. We all know Johnston is capable of doing that sort of thing. He’s got wonderful feet and a turn of pace.

The only think he lacked at Celtic is a consistent run of games without being wrecked by injuries. I got the feeling fans were getting a little impatient with him, but only because they know he’s got talent.

I’ve said on these pages before I like the player as he can change games. I think he’s got something. He seems to have been around forever but at 23 years-old, he really needs to get his career up and running.

He should see returning as a massive opportunity for him, playing for a manager who loves his wingers and could get his game to the next level. Perhaps this loan spell will do the job.

Celtic have moved on in the last 18 months when he was out injured or in