Celtic 3-1 Motherwell: ‘Sensational’ Yang shows winger’s impact on season

Instead, Yang has scored six times in the league since Christmas, chipping in with goals as Celtic have kept in the title race.

Only three players: Tawanda Maswanhise, Youssef Chermiti and Yang’s team-mate Benjamin Nygren have more.

As Motherwell’s Maswanhise drew a blank in the showdown at Celtic Park, Yang struck twice, perfectly placed to coolly stroke in the leveller, and then racing through the middle to smack in Celtic’s third and ensure three points, effectively ending the Fir Park side’s slim title hopes.

“He was sensational,” Celtic manager Martin O’Neill said. “Sensational in every aspect of the game.

“Going forward, with the goals he scored, the energy and the willingness to work back, it was a monumental performance by him.”

O’Neill said that the 23-year-old was “on a high” in the dressing room after the final whistle, and Yang might feel entitled to celebrate after a spell that’s shown why the club lured him from Gangwon FC almost three years ago.

He might also think he’s starting to dispel any notion that Celtic will look to move him on again this summer.