Celtic midfielder Scott Brown believes his partnership with Massimo Donati is thriving, as shown by the Parkhead club's victory over Aberdeen in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.
A 25th minute tap-in by Craig Brewster gave Aberdeen a deserved lead at the interval, but Donati's curling strike just after the hour mark sparked a Celtic revival which was capped by two late goals from substitute Kenny Miller.
During a unusually flat first-half performance from Celtic, Brown was their liveliest individual, while Donati came to the fore later in the game, scoring and setting up Miller's first goal - an 85th minute close-range finish.
The match at Pittodrie was only the fourth time Brown and Donati have played in the same side together having both moved to Parkhead in the summer, and Brown is delighted at how things are working out for the duo.
He said: "Massimo has got everything in his game and I think it is a good partnership that we have got together.
"He played very well and he gets on the ball, he can score, run up the park and he can easily defend as well.
"Personally I am just enjoying playing my football, so things are brilliant just now."
Celtic's win was confirmed by a wonderful 30-yard effort by Miller in stoppage time and Brown was full of praise for the striker following his well-taken brace.
Brown said: "Kenny's on fire and you can see in training that he will score goals.
"He had a hard time last season, but he's been brilliant so far this year."
However, the success was soured when Celtic manager Gordon Strachan was sent to the stand by referee Charlie Richmond shortly after Miller's first goal.
As a steward was apparently claiming that Celtic assistant manager Garry Pendry had flashed an offensive 'V-sign' at the crowd, Strachan leapt to the defence of his colleague, who it is believed was pointing out the score at the time - 2-1 to Celtic - to supporters in the Main Stand.
It was Strachan who ultimately felt the wrath of the referee though and the Celtic manager will now have an anxious wait to see what is contained in Richmond's report, as if he is ultimately charged with committing an offence, he could face a lengthy touchline ban.
For their part, Aberdeen will dwell on what might have been after conceding three goals in the final half-hour, leaving Brewster to admit that the end result was a fair one.
He said: "We got what we deserved, a lead at half-time and a defeat at full-time."
During a unusually flat first-half performance from Celtic, Brown was their liveliest individual, while Donati came to the fore later in the game, scoring and setting up Miller's first goal - an 85th minute close-range finish.
The match at Pittodrie was only the fourth time Brown and Donati have played in the same side together having both moved to Parkhead in the summer, and Brown is delighted at how things are working out for the duo.
He said: "Massimo has got everything in his game and I think it is a good partnership that we have got together.
"He played very well and he gets on the ball, he can score, run up the park and he can easily defend as well.
"Personally I am just enjoying playing my football, so things are brilliant just now."
Celtic's win was confirmed by a wonderful 30-yard effort by Miller in stoppage time and Brown was full of praise for the striker following his well-taken brace.
Brown said: "Kenny's on fire and you can see in training that he will score goals.
"He had a hard time last season, but he's been brilliant so far this year."
However, the success was soured when Celtic manager Gordon Strachan was sent to the stand by referee Charlie Richmond shortly after Miller's first goal.
As a steward was apparently claiming that Celtic assistant manager Garry Pendry had flashed an offensive 'V-sign' at the crowd, Strachan leapt to the defence of his colleague, who it is believed was pointing out the score at the time - 2-1 to Celtic - to supporters in the Main Stand.
It was Strachan who ultimately felt the wrath of the referee though and the Celtic manager will now have an anxious wait to see what is contained in Richmond's report, as if he is ultimately charged with committing an offence, he could face a lengthy touchline ban.
For their part, Aberdeen will dwell on what might have been after conceding three goals in the final half-hour, leaving Brewster to admit that the end result was a fair one.
He said: "We got what we deserved, a lead at half-time and a defeat at full-time."
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