Nicolas Kuhn reveals the Celtic moment he adored more than his double as red-hot winger lays out his targets

Huge crowds turned up to catch a glimpse of superstar Erling Haaland – but ended up raving about Nicolas Kuhn, writes Michael Gannon in America.

The Celtic winger stole the show in Chapel Hill the other night with a sensational double against Manchester City. Celtic and City fans were wowed by the two superb finishes but it was his sublime pass with the outside of his boot – that came straight from the Luka Modric playbook – that suggested Brendan Rodgers was bang on in January when he was adamant the German had the quality.

Pre-season friendlies can be pretty forgettable but the one the other night in North Carolina will live long in the memory for plenty. Especially by Kuhn. The former Rapid Vienna man is out to make more this coming season though and he reckons that world-class ball that his boss called magical was just a hint of what’s to come.

Kuhn said: “Yeah, I just heard the whole time about the two goals but I actually liked the pass more than the goal. At least someone sees it! It was a great run from Kyogo.

We also had a good connection also against DC United, just the goal was missing. So I’m happy that he scored as well. I feel really good. It was a great first half and in the end we got the win. I had some good games before but, I needed a full pre-season. So I’m happy to be with the team, I’m happy to be here. It’s really good just to have now the pre-season.

“Of course. It was not easy coming in, having a new style of playing but now I’m getting used to the system, getting used to all the other guys. It’s getting better and better. I came with a lot of weight loss, also in a difficult time. It was a close title race but I had to find my place in the team. It was just about getting the two titles,