Marco Tilio wondergoal has Celtic fans united as Melbourne City boss tells Brendan Rodgers how to unlock loanee

Celtic loanee Marco Tilio has kickstarted his career away from Parkhead as he netted a crucial goal for Melbourne City to secure a draw with Sydney FC.

The seven-time Australia cap returned to City on loan after a less than impressive stint with the Scottish Premiership after joining the Hoops last June for £1.5 million. He made just two appearance for Celtic before being sent back to the A-League - and following his return he would insist that an injury sustained before signing his five-year deal had hindered his chances of impressing Brendan Rodgers.

And he has taken his chance away from Celtic Park as he netted first goal at senior level in nearly 10 months at the Allianz Stadium. The strike showed why Celtic were keen to land the 22-year-old in the first place as the winger latched onto a clearance from City goalkeeper Jamie Young.

Tilio then rounded two defenders with a burst of pace before he buried the ball past goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne. The Paramount commentary team were sent into a frenzy by the stunning strike declaring: "Marco Tilio, welcome back to the A-League. Tilio returns from Scotland with a goal."

The goal left Celtic fans scratching their heads over why the winger was not given a chance at Parkhead - as he racked up just 27 minutes over his two cameo appearances. One Hoops supporter on X quizzed: "Wait, you’re saying we had a winger with an actual end product?"

Another noted a similar feeling over Mikey Johnston's form for West Brom: "We have 2 wingers we’ve papped out on loan beating defenders and scoring goals." One chimed in: "Would loved to have seen him get a chance with us."

One punter added to the demands for game time: "Scoring goals because he’s on the pitch playing. Won’t score many at