Iheanacho can be the difference for Celtic in title race - Sheridan
Celtic striker Kelechi Iheanacho can be the difference maker in the Scottish Premiership title race if he can remain available to manager Martin O'Neill, according to Cillian Sheridan. Iheanacho's first season at Celtic has been disrupted by hamstring injuries that have restricted him to 16 appearances so far. But the Nigeria international came off the bench on Sunday to net the winner against Dundee and ensure that his side are just three points behind Hearts.
Sheridan believes the experienced forward showed his composure and demonstrated how he is a better option than the club's other strikers. He told the BBC Scottish Football Podcast : "I think if Iheanacho can be fit and stay in the team, I think he could be a big difference. "He seems to be the one that will take chances and convert them and just looks a little bit calmer in front of goal.
He seems to play with more confidence and I just feel like that's going to be quite crucial between now and the end of the season, not just for Celtic, I think for Hearts and Rangers as well. "Given everything that's happened in the last week, feels like a little bit of momentum has shifted more towards Celtic. "We're saying that they're on the fringes but they're only three points behind.
You'd never in any other season [call that the fringes] if Celtic are three points behind, you're thinking they're well and truly in it. "It's probably just down to the form and the way this season has gone that you kind of feel like they're way out of the fringes. But it can all change in one weekend as we've seen so far.
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