Kasper Schmeichel had to be on his game to help Celtic claim victory against St Mirren on Saturday.
The experienced keeper pulled off a handful of important stops in the first-half before Celtic went on to claim a 5-2 triumph in Paisley.
Schmeichel, 38, denied Toyosi Olusanya with a terrific stop with the match goalless in the first half as he raced out of goal to turn wide.
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Olusanya would come face to face with Schmeichel again moments later as the striker burst through the centre of the defence to latch onto a ball over the top but he could only send a looping effort wide of the target.
Schmeichel was again quick of his line to make things difficult for Olusanya, with the forward hitting the deck after sending his effort towards goal.
Clearly, there was no case for a penalty for the incident, but Schmeichel was clearly unhappy with the forward as he hit the turf after a flip following contact with the goalkeeper.
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Sky Sports footage shows Schmeichel confront Olusanya in the aftermath as he shouts and points at the striker over his fall to the ground in the box.
Jeffrey Schlupp opened the scoring for Celtic with a sublime drive in off the post before an unstoppable Declan John free-kick levelled the score. An Arne Engels penalty finish separated the sides at the break.
Killian Phillips then equalised for St Mirren before Yang forced Celtic back in front.
Daizen Maeda killed the contest two minutes from time before Yang added another in stoppage time to see Celtic move 16 points clear at the top of the league.
