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07th Aug 2016

WATCH: Scott Sinclair enjoys a hell of a Sunday as he signs, debuts and nets late winner for Celtic

Won't forget August 7 in a hurry

Darragh Murphy

Debuts don’t come much better than this.

Scott Sinclair was unveiled as a Celtic player on Sunday morning and, just a few hours later, he started on the bench for the Hoops’ Scottish Premiership opener at Hearts.

The winger, brought in from Aston Villa, took to the pitch on the hour mark with the scoreline poised at 1-1.

Brendan Rodgers, who had worked with Sinclair at Swansea, put his faith in the 27-year-old to salvage the result and he did just that.

Sinclair popped up with a winner with just 10 minutes on the clock when he tucked away a cross from Leigh Griffiths after a lung-busting counter attack.

That’s one way to endear yourself to a new fanbase.

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