Iheanacho in action as Hibernian held Celtic in goalless draw

Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho was again in action on Saturday for his Scottish side, Celtic in a goalless draw against Hibernian at Parkhead.

The Nigerian hit the bar and had a goal disallowed in the goalless draw as Hearts move to the top of the Scottish Premiership.

Iheanacho was handed a start following his Europa League goal, while Sebastian Tounekti also started on his home debut.

The Hoops fans were silent for the opening 12 minutes at Parkhead in another protest against the board, but that did not stop the team dominating from kick-off.

Iheanacho also hit the bar on his first start for the club, with Marcelo Saracchi also denied by the woodwork in the first half.

The forward thought he had opened the scoring in the 65th minute, but a VAR check confirmed he was offside as the boos began at Parkhead.

The hosts continued to push, but some brilliant stops from Ralph Sallinger saw Hibs continue their unbeaten start in the league as Brendan Rodgers’ side dropped two points below Hearts after six games.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers tried a new formula up front in search of a winning pairing up front.

He started Daizen Maeda in an unfamiliar right-wing role after the Japan international struggled at centre-forward in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Red Star Belgrade.

Hibernian head coach David Gray brought Grant Hanley and Jack Iredale into his back three following a fourth game without victory, as Rocky Bushiri missed out for personal reasons

The home ultras ended their protest with a chant of “all Celtic fans against the board” but their team took longer to get going despite enjoying more of the ball.