“It probably was the best goal I’ve scored for Celtic,” Shunsuke Nakamura told the Celtic View at the time, with his usual modesty, although he also reserved a special mention for his second free-kick against Manchester United.

“It was quite far out and from open play, and it went where I wanted it to go. I hit the ball so it would swerve… I meant that.

“It was my first goal against Rangers and that is obviously important to me. I don’t feel that I’ve been playing too well recently, so the feeling when it went in was incredible.

“The feeling when Jan scored was just as good as when I scored myself. When you win a game like that with a last-minute goal, it doesn’t matter who scores. We were just delighted to get the three points.

“Of course the Rangers game was really important, but we must build on that now. We must go forward and take the confidence and belief into all the remaining games – not just Sunday’s match against Rangers.

“I’m not thinking about the championship, only about the next game in front of me. We can’t focus on this one result against Rangers. We must focus only on Celtic and how we play.”

Celtic, of course, would go on to win their next five game, including another derby win over Rangers, to seal a dramatic third league title in a row. That came on an emotional night at Tannadice, when Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink headed home the only goal of the game against Dundee United to seal the title.

The game, on May 22, came just a week after the tragic passing of Celtic legend, Tommy Burns, who was first-team coach at the time. The title was won for Tommy.

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