New signing Moritz Jenz has thanked Celtic followers for a heat welcome on his successful debut for the membership.
The on-loan Lorient defender admitted stepping out at Parkhead was an "unbelievable feeling" as Ange Postecoglou 's facet beat Norwich Metropolis 2-0. Jenz joined fellow new arrival Aaron Mooy in pulling on the hoops for the primary time as each gamers got second half run outs towards the EFL Championship facet on Saturday in entrance of a Parkhead house assist.
Jenz appeared assured on the coronary heart of the Premiership champions' defence after objectives from Daizen Maeda and David Turnbull had put the house facet in management. And, posting on his official Instagram web page, the 23-year-old German centre-back confessed his first Celtic Park outing might hardly have gone any higher. He wrote: "Unbelievable feeling to play for the primary time at house, in Paradise. Thanks for such a heat welcome #hailhail #celticfc #COYBIG"
Postecoglou revealed after Saturday's win he was eager to get each Jenz and Mooy on the pitch as shortly as potential. He stated: “I simply thought it was a good suggestion to get them a recreation.
"It’s a giant event any time you make your debut for a membership at house, notably at this soccer membership. So I wished to provide them that have in the present day and I assumed they acquitted themselves nicely. Moritz has had a pre-season though within the final week he’s not carried out an excessive amount of however he appeared good and cozy on the market.
"Aaron’s not been coaching however the level of the expertise in the present day was to provide him the matchday expertise. I do know what Aaron’s like and he received’t take too lengthy to rise up to hurry.”
Postecoglou additionally revealed the injured Carl Starfelt is stepping up his restoration having missed everything of Celtic's pre-season with an damage suffered enjoying for Sweden. The Parkhead boss is hopeful the centre-back will return to coaching this week.
He stated: "We're hoping he'll take part coaching sooner or later this week. He is within the final levels and doing all of the bodily stuff away from the group. So knock on wooden, he is handed each stage and the handover to the soccer division ought to occur subsequent week. That signifies that hopefully inside per week or two he is able to go."