Frank McAvennie has marvelled at the quality of Celtic’s talisman Kyogo Furuhashi since he arrived in a £4.5m deal in the summer.

The Japanese international was little known in the West despite being the top scorer in the J-League and has exploded onto the Scottish scene becoming the club’s top goalscorer and wowing fans with his work rate and quality.

Kyogo has the versatility to play anywhere along the front three but has enjoyed most success as a central striker.

However, the manager Ange Postecoglou has occasionally used him in wide areas, something that has caused consternation amongst fans.

McAvennie hopes the days of seeing the Japanese hugging a touchline are over, primarily due to the 26-year-old's incredible ability to find space away from defenders.

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He told Football Insider: “I just hope Ange has gotten over this thing of playing Kyogo out wide.

“He has tried getting as many attackers in the team as possible and it hasn’t really worked.

“Kyogo needs to go through the middle with Jota helping him out. Playing him wide is a mistake.

“His movement is just incredible. He will cause problems for any defence with the way he runs.

“A semi-final is not the time or place to be experimenting with new styles. It’s a massive game for the club.

“You have to play your best tried and tested team. That has Kyogo up front instead of out wide.

“Because of the defensive problems we might just have to win 4-3 rather than a 1-0.

“So we need our attackers in the right places doing what they do best.”