There were 13 Celtic players at Hampden who picked up their first winner’s medal for the club, and that included two-goal hero, Kyogo Furuhashi.

The 26-year-old Japanese striker, who joined Celtic at the end of July, provided a masterclass in finishing in the League Cup final, scoring both of Celtic’s goals in the 2-1 victory over Hibernian.

It takes his tally for the season so far to 16, and not surprisingly, Kyogo was delighted with the goals but, more importantly, for the team to lift the trophy.

Speaking to the official club website today, Celtic’s Hampden hero said: “You want to be a footballer and play football for days like yesterday, to be part of these moments when all our hard work comes together and we get the rewards through this kind of success.

“I thought we deserved the win and to come out on top with the trophy we are just all really happy.

'It is just a brilliant feeling to be part of this team and win my first trophy with Celtic and I am delighted for everyone at the club, the manager, our staff and all our supporters.'

It was Hibernian who took the lead early in the second half, but while their supporters will still celebrating Paul Hanlon’s goal, Kyogo was already up the other end of the pitch firing home Celtic’s equaliser after he was set up by captain, Callum McGregor.

And with less than 20 minutes remaining, the Japanese internationalist provided the winning goal, racing on to a quick Tom Rogic free-kick and producing a sublime lob over the Hibs goalkeeper to spark wild scenes of celebration amongst the Celtic supporters.

Kyogo said: “After we went behind in the match it was really important to get back into the game quickly and thankfully that’s what we did, immediately really. That then gave us the opportunity to go again and try and fight to get the win.

Kyogo: I'm so glad we could win this trophy for our fans