 He made his debut nine days later, replacing Scott Brown for the final 29 minutes of a 2–1 home win over Aberdeen.On 24 September he scored his first Celtic goal, opening a 3–0 home win over Heart of Midlothian in the last 16 of the Scottish League Cup.Three days later he scored his first Premiership goals, netting both as Celtic won 2–1 at St Mirren.