For the second season in a row, Kyogo hit a double in a League Cup final triumph for Celtic. Last season, it helped the Hoops beat Hibernian 2-1 at Hampden while, this time around, it was his two goals against Rangers which retained the trophy for Ange Postecoglou’s side.

The Japanese striker has already his 24 goals this season ahead of tonight’s match against Hearts at Celtic Park, and he’s rapidly closing in on a half-century of goals for the Hoops since arriving at the club last July.

Ahead of the Premiership clash with Hearts, the 28-year-old striker sat down for an exclusive interview with Celtic TV, and immediately heaped praise on everyone else at the club for the help they’ve given him.

“My team-mates are passing to me a lot and that's helping me,” Kyogo said. “The staff, coaches and the fans are supporting me a lot too, so I'm very happy for this and I would like to develop more.

'Because I'm a striker my role is to get the goals. I don't want to talk about the future a lot, but I think I need to focus on the games one by one and at the end, if I can achieve 30 goals, it's going to be a great thing.'

One of Kyogo’s Celtic team-mates and fellow countrymen, Reo Hatate, recently picked up the Scottish Premiership Player of the Month Award for February, and he believes the midfielder thoroughly deserves the accolade.

“He's a good player who can make the difference with his positioning, with a pass and with creating chances,” Kyogo said. “So as his team-mate, I'm happy to play with him and I'm happy to have him in our team.”

And talking about tonight’s match against Hearts, he added: “As a team we do not change what we must do. We must follow the style of play.

“They are a good team, but we will work hard for the fans. If I can score the goals to win the game, then I’ll be grateful.”

The full exclusive interview with Kyogo is available to Celtic TV subscribers now.

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Celtic TV exclusive interview with Kyogo