“Postecoglou will be hoping...” – Journalist drops claim on 6 ft 1 Celtic star ahead of Old Firm

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou ‘will be hoping’ that striker Georgios Giakoumakis can put in a solid performance once again in tomorrow’s Old Firm derby, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke.

The 27-year-old featured from the off against Rangers last time out as the Hoops ran out comfortable 3-0 winners thanks to a brace from Reo Hatate and a single strike by Liel Abada.

After a slow start to life at Celtic Park, Giakoumakis has begun to show his true quality in recent weeks, bagging two hat-tricks in his last three Scottish Premiership appearances.

Those impressive hauls against Dundee and Ross County have taken the Greece international up to 13 goal contributions in his 22 outings across all competitions for Postecoglou’s charges to date.

And Giakoumakis will be hoping to carry his good recent form into Sunday’s intriguing clash at Ibrox, especially after his recent comments on the Gers.

“We showed that we’re a better team, that’s obvious, we showed that we work harder on the field,” he said about Rangers following the Dundee victory. “And I think that we will win the championship…I think we’re better in every single part of the team.”

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In the last Old Firm encounter at the start of February, Giakoumakis led the line admirably for the opening hour, although couldn’t find the back of the net after missing two big chances.

However, he’s found his scoring boots since then and could fire Celtic to a famous victory next time out.

O’Rourke believes that the 6 foot 1 Giakoumakis ‘was a handful for the Rangers defenders’ a few months ago and that his manager will be expecting a similar performance.

He told GiveMeSport: “He