I’ve been in Kasper Hogh’s Celtic shoes and ‘real powerhouse’ will grasp his chance insists John Hartson

Former Celtic striker John Hartson has backed £11 million forward Kasper Hogh to overcome his recent goal drought under manager Martin O'Neill. Hogh has gone ten appearances without scoring since netting a hat-trick against Kilmarnock in August, but Hartson drew parallels to his own ten-game drought before scoring a treble against Dundee United exactly 25 years ago.

Hartson described the Danish striker as a powerhouse who still has a major role to play despite Camilo Duran starting recently against Hearts. Reflecting on his famous strike against Celta Vigo during the 2003 UEFA Cup run, Hartson also urged Celtic to kick-start their European campaign against the Spanish side after opening their group stage with consecutive defeats.