How does it feel to have a cup winners medal with Celtic?

It's a good feeling to have this medal. Hard work paid off.  It was a tough game at the end and a real strange one. 

Hibs obviously had a gameplan to stay in it as long as possible, and they got their goal. But that opened the game up and probably suited us, to be honest.

You didn't have a lot to do then you had two big saves, didn't you?

That's my job at Celtic. We are going to be dominant in games but the other teams are very resolute.

They make it hard for you to dominate with a lot of goals. Teams hang in games, so ultimately I will have a couple of actions to do and they could be important in the game. I have to be ready for that in every match.

You made a big save in both the Motherwell and Hibs games is that you way you see it?

Teams will get chances and especially in a cup final. If it's close then it's always going to be carnage towards the end.

No matter how dominant we were, they had nothing to lose. They had big strong lads up front. Six attackers and two centre-halves in the box at the end. But it was all good fun and we won in the end.

There is resilience in this Celtic team isn't there?

Resilience is the most important thing to have.

We play good football but there is also a realisation that when the results are on the line, we need to step up.

The manager constantly talks about that.

You have to show personality in our football but during games, there will also be tests that we can't necessarily plan for.

A good team steps up in those moments and we have done that.

Were you relieved to see Kyogo hit a quick-fire equaliser?

It was strange. For all the dominance we had, we didn't particularly penetrate Hibs and then they scored.

All hell breaks loose but then the little man takes the chance when he gets it.

He's a top player and he won us the game.

Kyogo - how good is he considering you have played with the best and are his goals the hallmark of a top striker?

Kyogo is a top player. He has come back from an injury that could have potentially put him out for a couple of weeks, and put himself on the line.

He is top. He only really got two chances in the final and he killed Hibs. It was top centre-forward play and it's what we needed.

Callum McGregor and Tom Rogic showed great vision to find him and he did the rest. We believe in the squad, of course, we do.

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But when someone like Kyogo is available to play, he suits the style so well. There is no getting away from the fact he's our No1 striker and if he's available we are very happy.

Nothing could have kept him out of that game and that's testament to him. There is no getting away from the fact that his English isn't perfect and he's from the other side of the world, but he's such a team player. He's an honest, humble, hard-working individual and a good human being.

Kyogo feels our support as a squad and, OK, maybe we can't sit there and have conversations with him, but he feels the love from us and he gives it back with his performances.

In September you were written off. You are now on a brilliant run and have won a cup did you believe that could happen?

We live in the moment, game by game. You can't really afford to get lost in a league campaign, especially at the start.

There's no getting away from the fact it was disappointing to lose three times early on. But once it's done, there is nothing you can do about it.

You can't worry that it's not going to be your year. You need to get your head down and get on with it.

Luckily we have taken that option but even looking back at those games we did lose, we were unlucky.

I wasn't here for Hearts, but I did play in the Livingston and Rangers games. We were dominant in those matches and could have quite easily won. I don't think the opposition could have had groans if we had.

It was down to circumstances. That's football sometimes but we were never going to lose belief after those games.

Are these the kind of runs that are needed to win leagues?

You do need to go on these runs to win leagues, absolutely. Sometimes you can get caught up and think you are the only team trying to do something.

There are 11 other teams in the league and the rest of the country is focused on what they can do. You just need to look after your own results.

What does this mean to you? (You had) won everything at City, but you looked emotional at the end?

This is huge because you live in the moment, don't you? I don't live in the past and I certainly don't live in the future. I live in the moment.

This was my first chance to win a trophy for this great club and I had my family here. It was special, really special. I am very proud.

I enjoyed the celebrations with the fans at the end. During the game, you need to show composure and stay calm. But I am one of them - I love football. I love playing, always have and always will.

Growing up, I never thought I'd have the opportunities to do the things I am doing. It would be criminal of me to be on this pitch and not enjoy it with the fans when so many thousands would love to be there too.

Is this trophy the start of something special?

I hope so. Look, I don't live in the future as I said, but we have had one trophy available so far and we've won it. It's a good start.