Scott Brown was left feeling the impact of a last-minute goal in his latest game as Fleetwood Town manager - one scored by Jack Aitchison.
The now 22-year-old forward only made three appearances for Celtic after progressing through their academy but his name is etched in Hoops history after a goal aged 16 during a 7-0 Parkhead thrashing of Motherwell in 2016 made him their youngest-ever scorer. He popped up in the 90th minute for Barnsley to seal three points against his former teammate by a 1-0 scoreline, following a tight game in England's League One.
Focus is already turning to matches with Burton Albion and Portsmouth in the next week, but Celtic hero Brown admits a late loss does sting, leaving his side 15th in the 24-team league. He said: “Losing by a last-minute goal is always hard. We managed the second half very well. We tried to play on the counter with some pace as well.
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“We put Joe [Garner] on to be a bit more direct than what we’re used to. A draw would have been a fair result. As an overall performance from the lads, they worked extremely hard.
"They always try to listen at half-time. I thought their understanding of the shape was very good. As I said to the lads, it’s horrible losing last minute.
"They gave everything with their effort. They always give us 100 per cent, but final third, a little bit of quality was maybe what we were missing. We had a couple of good chances but neither of them could hit the back of the net."
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