Reo Hatate reckons his dream derby double was a present from GOD - however insists it made him a goal for rivals.
The Japanese star bagged a brace and arrange one other in a shocking show towards Rangers at Parkhead.
And Hatate believes he was a marked man after that recreation shortly after his January arrival.
The 24-year-old mentioned: “I feel individuals performed towards me otherwise after that, the marking turned tighter — extra bodily.
“Gamers would catch me on the ankle extra once they had been going for the ball. I feel the opponents watched the sport and thought, ‘I've to do that now’.”
However Hatate reckons the derby drubbing of the Mild Blues was “excellent”. He mentioned: “I'm glad my years of labor had ready me for an event like that.
“However in the case of what occurred towards Rangers with my objectives, I feel God was on my facet!
“I keep in mind getting goosebumps the primary time I went on the pitch simply earlier than the kick-off.
“I used to be actually nervous about that however then I used to be calm. I actually felt the ambiance and the truth that it blended into that pitch.
"Did I enter the zone that night time? I feel that’s a time you say that you would be able to see the ball slowly or the opponent’s actions slowly.
“However I’ve no such expertise, so what's the zone? I don’t know if that’s the case.
“Nevertheless, I had a robust feeling and I feel that these elements mixed to make it an ideal match for me.”
That victory over Gers was big in Celtic occurring to assert the title and Hatate admitted it accomplished a dream yr for him.
Hatate helped Kawasaki Frontale win the J-League title earlier than he moved to Glasgow and represented Tokyo on the Olympics.
And heaped reward on Ange Postecoglou, saying: “You recognize what's required for the supervisor at Celtic.
“We play good soccer at a excessive stage and the coaching is all the time related to the sport
“He tells us each day that we have to work laborious and he all the time motivates us.
“I couldn’t have imagined all of this a yr and a half in the past.
“I needed to go overseas, however I didn’t assume I might get this switch.
“I needed to win the J-League. Then I received the league with Celtic.
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“I didn’t assume I might have the ability to play within the Olympics but it surely was postponed for a yr.
“Perhaps I had some luck, but it surely’s all been very fulfilling.
“It was wonderful to win the J-League for the second time in a row after which go to Celtic, who had been competing for the championship. I really feel actually blessed and I have to thank my team-mates.
“The tradition and setting are totally different and I needed to battle alone as a result of there have been no individuals with me.
“Being an attacking participant, it’s very painful after I don’t get outcomes — I can’t rating objectives or help.
“However I additionally really feel there are extra issues I can do, equivalent to shifting gamers and calming the sport.
“I don’t know if that’s what I’m in search of, however my vary of play has expanded. I used to be in a position to relax after I thought, ‘Don’t hurry’.
“I really feel that I’ve been in a position to work within the defensive half. I feel I used to be in a position to uncover a brand new a part of the sport.”