Moritz Jenz on Celtic 'dream come true' as he opens up on Carl Starfelt starting spot fight

Moritz Jenz says it was a dream come true to score on his Celtic debut – and jump into the crowd to celebrate. The big German defender popped up with a vital header to give Celtic a vital late lead against Ross County.

Ange Postecoglou ’s side had been pegged back to 1-1 when Alex Iacovitti cancelled out Kyogo Furuhashi’s opener. But Jenz was the Hoops’ unlikely hero with a bullet header six minutes from time before Liel Abada clinched a 3-1 win in injury time. Joyful Jenz celebrated among the travelling fans in Dingwall then revealed that he’s always dreamt of scoring at a British ground and jumping into the crowd.

The stopper said: “It was amazing to play my first game in front of a fantastic away crowd and then to score, it was like a dream come true. Of course, you must have a good relationship with the fans because they back you up even in difficult moments.

"Today was difficult, we were pushed to the end, and they helped us. It was incredible to celebrate with them at the goal.

“I’ve always wanted to score in a British game and run into the crowd. It was amazing. It took some time to get out but I did.”

Even at 1-1, Jenz insists Celtic were never in any doubt they could win the game late on. He said: “We knew we had to win so I wanted to get in there and score the goal.

“You hope to get on the end of the ball and I timed it well. I showed real desire to score. We always believed we would win even with six minutes to go. At Celtic, you have to win games so we believed until the end.”

Jenz was also booked on his first Premiership start and says he’s rarely come up against a team like County. He enjoyed the experience but now knows he has a battle on his hands to keep the jersey with defender Carl Starfelt back