Celtic boss Gordon Strachan was delighted with the goal scoring performance of Aiden McGeady in yesterday's Co-operative Insurance Cup final success over Rangers. McGeady put the seal on a hugely satisfying afternoon for Strachan when he won and then converted the 120th minute penalty kick which secured the sixth trophy win of his manager's tenure.

It remains doubtful the pair's relationship will ever be any better than lukewarm, but Strachan said at the final whistle: "Aiden got it right today.

"He played in two different roles. He played as a striker in the first half and then he went wide, because we knew he still had plenty of energy left in him. That's what he has got, fantastic energy. He did well, because it wasn't really a running pitch as such. You could see it wasn't conducive to running, but he got it right today."

For Celtic's other goal scorer, Darren O'Dea, Strachan added: "I couldn't be more pleased for Darren.

"If anyone deserves something like this, it is him. He has had disappointments this season. He wanted to go out on loan in January, just to become a better player and come back to us as a better player. But I felt we were going to need him between then and the end of the season.

"He was disappointed by that decision, but he didn't let his disappointment affect himself or the rest of the squad. It is great when you see young men getting the rewards like that. Both of the guys who scored today have come through the club's academy, which is good for us."