Kyogo Furuhashi has been named Scottish Premiership player of the month for December.

The Celtic forward scored four goals over the festive period, with strikes coming against Livingston, a double versus St Johnstone and a well-taken finish at Easter Road.

He also netted in the recent 2-2 draw against Rangers at Ibrox. 

It is the second time this season that the Japan international has won the award.

Kyogo currently has 16 goals and one assist this season across 25 appearances in all competitions.

Despite his good form, the Hoops forward has been the subject of criticism recently for some of his performances.

This was was addressed by Parkhead boss Ange Postecoglou before the recent derby.

He said: "I have just got to check and research when his lean spell was.

“There must have been 20 minutes I missed because all I know is that from the moment he arrived the guy has just been scoring goals and causing headaches for opposition teams.

"I don’t get this lean spell stuff. Maybe he set the bar high when he first started but there hasn’t been any time when I have felt that he has been struggling with form or confidence or impact because his impact goes beyond just the goals that he scores.

"But if you are just measuring it on goals? Mate, I would love to see his goals-per-minute ratio and see who matches up to it."

The Japan international is scoring a goal every 81 minutes in the league this season. He also leads all forward players in xG per shot and goals per 90 minutes, according to data provider Wyscout.

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