Jota was delighted to make his second Celtic Park debut on Wednesday evening as Celtic cruised to a dominant 6-0 win over Dundee on Wednesday evening.
Arne Engels and Daizen Maeda each bagged braces, as Adam Idah and Nicolas Kuhn both made their respective contributions to the triumph with a goal apiece. Although the usually flamboyant Portuguese wide-man didn't score, he more than made his contributions to the thrashing, floating a fine cross into the back post for Maeda to net his first of the match.
Jota continually opened his box of tricks, particularly in the first half, remaining continually impressive.
Post-match, the winger reflected on how satisfying it felt to be back playing in front of the Celtic Park crowd: "It was fantastic, it was a feeling I was looking for for a long time," he told Celtic TV.
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The attacker, who moved back to Glasgow's east end from Rennes last week, netted against Motherwell on Sunday.
Emotional after he scored, Maeda set the 25-year-old up, and on Wednesday, Jota was more than happy to return the favour: "I wanted to do the same to him today," he said.
"Credit to him because he has been outstanding this season.
"This is something that we work on throughout the week. Me being here in the past, I know my teammates well. I know the movements that Daizen is going to make. It's just a question of being in the right places at the right moments."
Maeda is known for being hugely effective on the pitch, but off it, he remains tight-lipped. Asked about his own personal performance post-match, the Japanese forward was as humble as ever. He said: "I am happy to score a goal and win. I'll do my best in the next game."
The untimely loss of Kyogo Furuhashi and subsequent failure to replace him was a major frustration for the Parkhead faithful when the transfer window slammed shut on Monday night, but just a few days on, such irritations seem like a distant memory.
Now 13 points clear of Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premiership, you'd be a fool to bet against Celtic winning the title at this stage.
Brendan Rodgers' men have been in fine fettle almost all season and came up with their biggest home victory of the current campaign against Tony Docherty's side, who have now lost back-to-back games by six goals to nil.
The games keep on coming for Celtic, with Raith Rovers next up in the Scottish Cup fifth round on Saturday.
