Kieran Tierney stood in front of the Green Brigade with a megaphone in his hand as Celtic Park celebrated another dramatic title win on Saturday afternoon.

The left-back recreated one of the defining images from his first spell at the club after Martin O’Neill’s side sealed the Premiership against Hearts. With supporters still packed inside the stadium long after full-time, Tierney made his way over to the standing section and led chants alongside the Green Brigade as celebrations continued around Celtic Park.

13h May 2026; Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland; Scottish Premiership Football, Motherwell versus Celtic; Kieran Tierney of Celtic celebrates

It immediately brought back memories of the trophy celebrations during Brendan Rodgers’ first spell in charge when Tierney regularly found himself at the centre of supporter celebrations with a megaphone.

The moment felt fitting after the season Celtic have just come through.

Tierney returned to the club last summer with Celtic struggling badly after a difficult campaign and the mood around the support fractured at different points during the season. O’Neill eventually returned earlier this year with Hearts leading the title race and Celtic needing a near-perfect run to recover ground.


Even on the final day, Hearts arrived in Glasgow needing only a draw to become champions.

For long spells that looked exactly how it would end. Lawrence Shankland’s first-half goal stunned Celtic Park before Arne Engels levelled from the penalty spot just before the break after Kieran Tierney’s cross struck Kyziridis inside the box.

The game completely changed late on.

Callum Osmand stretched Hearts with his pace after coming off the bench and his low cross allowed Daizen Maeda to score the goal that turned the title race around in the 88th minute. Osmand then added a third deep into stoppage time as Hearts pushed everybody forward searching for an equaliser.

By then supporters had already started pouring onto the pitch.

Once the celebrations settled slightly, Tierney emerged in front of the Green Brigade with the megaphone and Celtic Park erupted again.

13h May 2026; Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland; Scottish Premiership Football, Motherwell versus Celtic; Callum McGregor of Celtic Kieran Tierney of Celtic Anthony Ralston of Celtic Sebastian Tounekti of Celtic celebrate

It was one of those scenes that probably explains why his return always felt bigger than a normal transfer. Tierney never looked like somebody coming back for nostalgia. He came back to compete, to help drag Celtic through difficult moments and to deliver days like this again.

Saturday gave him exactly that.