Celtic star Jota provided a classic laugh after Celtic’s 5-1 victory when he was interviewed for BBC’s Sportscene.
The winger had suffered a a torrid amount of abuse during the first half from the home supporters but silenced them early on in the second half.
He pulled the Hoops level ten minutes after the interval when he managed the squeeze the ball past Trevor Carson into the back of the net when he was down on the ground after his first effort had been blocked.
5th March 2023; St Mirren Park, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Scottish Premiership Football, St Mirren versus Celtic; Mark OHara of St Mirren blocks the progress of Joao Pedro Neves Filipe Jota of Celtic
It was the Portuguese winger’s first goal since the beginning of February and after the match he provided a great laugh when he was asked to identify former St Mirren and Rangers striker Steven Thompson.
The 23-year-old winger has now lived in Scotland for over 18 months but doesn’t appear to be too familiar with the BBC programme or host as he looked perplexed when asked if he knew who he was after it was said that he has now scored more goals than Thompson.
“Who? I am sorry mate, who is he, who is he? I am sorry,” said Jota speaking to [BBC Sportscene].
😂😂😂 Who?? pic.twitter.com/BYHHbBXcqk
— wesetthestandards (@keeptryinglads) March 5, 2023
Thompson appeared to take the joke in good stead as he could be heard laughing in the background after Jota gave his response which provided some light entertainment after the game.
Bizarrely enough, since the video was originally uploaded it has been taken down by the BBC.
Thompson thinks he’s a bigman, he’s not even a bigman in his underpants. I mean who is he, a nobody who pulled on a ‘the rangers top’? A nonentity in todays world.