BRENDAN RODGERS has suggested that if he were to pick a player out with his side for Player of the Year then he would seriously consider Kris Boyd as the main candidate.
The Irishman believes Kris has been in great form since Steve Clarke took over at Kilmarnock and that the striker is up there.
Speaking to the Sunday Post the Celtic manager was full of praise for the former Ibrox star.
“I think if you are talking Player of the Year, you have to look at Kris,” he said.
“Ever since Stevie Clarke’s arrival at Kilmarnock, he has done very, very well.
“Kris is 34 years old now, and when you are an older professional, just keeping yourself available all the time can be difficult.
“But Stevie has put the trust in him, and given him the confidence, and he has responded to that in style.
“I don’t think there has been any doubt that, through his career, Kris has been brilliant from 20 yards in.
“Striking the ball, heading the ball, supplying clinical finishes – he does it all.
“He just smells a goal, and it is there.”
Boyd has been a massive reason for Kilmarnock’s resurgence but it would be crazy to look past Scott Brown or James Forrest this season.
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