Footage has emerged that perfectly captures Kelechi Iheanacho’s buy-in to life at Celtic.
Subbed with the game in the balance, he refuses to fuss with a tracksuit and lives every second on the touchline.
He had already set the tone by scoring Celtic’s opener from the spot before Motherwell turned the game on its head.
Daizen Maeda’s stoppage-time header sealed a 3-2 win and blew the lid off Celtic Park.
Fans noticed Iheanacho is highly animated as the clock ticks red as the bhoys looked for a winner.
When Maeda’s winner hits the net, he tears down the trackside to join the pile-on with his team-mates, the reaction of a player who gets the club. Brilliant.
Iheanacho Celtic Moment
There’s more.
Separate footage from the final minute showing the big man practically heading every ball and kicking every pass from the technical area, locked into every phase as Celtic chase the points.
For supporters, it is the sort of glimpse that matters after a turbulent week.
Results and performances are the currency, but visible commitment from new signings goes a long way.
The wider context makes the moment even sweeter.
Big Kelechi jumped for every header and flew into every tackle from the bench at the end there 🤣🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/dPGmdyIAOt
— S_M (@S__Max_) October 5, 2025
Celtic had been staring at an unbeaten Motherwell extending their run before Benjamin Nygren levelled, and Maeda’s late header completed the swing.
Match reports confirm the key beats of a chaotic afternoon: Iheanacho’s first-half penalty to open the scoring, Motherwell’s response via Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, and the late smash-and-grab.
The outcome flips a narrative that had been growing since Thursday night’s Europa League frustration.
From a Celtic lens, the takeaway is simple.
Iheanacho looks emotionally plugged in, not just when he is on the park, but especially when he is not.
That is vital for Brendan Rodgers as he knits together a dressing room asked to fight on multiple fronts through autumn.
Leaders come in different forms, and the camera has caught one in the raw.
Then there are the optics.
A striker who scored the first of the afternoon came off and turned into chief cheerleader without a second thought. It is the small things supporters clock, and this was impossible to miss.
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