Rangers wind up merchant gets savage Celtic retort over bizarre Champions League barb – Hotline

Daizen Maeda has never been a slouch when it comes to delivering for Celtic. But one Hotline punter reckons he’s so fast off the mark this season that he could be moonlighting as a takeaway food delivery driver at half time too.

The Celtic forward helped gobble up Raith in Saturday's Scottish Cup clash with a hat trick to make it six goals in a week, 21 for the season and 50 for the Hoops in total. Maeda is suspended for the visit of Bayern but Charles Maxwell emailed: “Nicolas Khun has been great this season but player of the year must go to Daizen Maeda. Left wing, right wing or through the middle, he’s a perpetual motion machine. Is it true he does deliveries for Just Eats at half time?”

Meanwhile David Bryce, Troon, said: “Daizen Maeda is a modern day Celtic hero. His work rate and pressing is immense however he is now turning into an exceptional footballer, whether he’s on the wing or through the middle. Celtic are truly blessed to have him. He could play for most top clubs in Europe, he’s that good.”

Kenny Wilson, Moffat, said: “Another routine win for the champions and once again Maeda putting in another great performance showing he is going to be a huge miss for Wednesday night. Good to see another big crowd and Raith will get a deserved big pay day out of it. A bit of a tougher test to come this week against a top team and while I don’t believe we can get through let’s hope we put up a good show and have a go at them.”

Celtic look to be hitting top form ahead of Bayern. And William Hutchison, Aberdeen, called with a couple of points: “First to Hotline regular Chris Lowe who called Arne Engels 'pen-gels', didn't he see that brilliant strike v Dundee? Second point, I agree with Rodgers about the morons who