By Michael Gannon

Copyright dailyrecord

There’s an unwritten constitution when it comes to playing football the Celtic way. But if anyone was to get it down in writing, there would definitely be a few chapters on wingers who get supporters off their seats. Brendan Rodgers knows the script and that’s why he’s been bowled over by the instant impact made by new Bhoy Sebastian Tounekti . The Tunisian wide man followed up his dazzling debut at Kilmarnock with another pulsating performance against Partick Thistle to help the Hoops book their Premier Sports Cup semi slot against rivals Rangers. And Rodgers is already convinced the £5m deadline day arrival can follow in the footsteps of Celtic’s long list of wonder wingers. He said: “I think that when you come here and if you look through the history of this club, it’s littered with amazing wingers and that’s the football we play. “The DNA of this club is based on attacking football and that is with wingers on the side of the pitch that can take people on, beat people. “Every time he gets the ball, you just sense the excitement and that’s what we need on both sides. “Seb excites me every time he gets the ball and that’s what we were desperate for in the team. “He’s come in really aggressive. He’s a really talented boy because he can go either way and also, not only that, he can run in behind. “You see the number of times he makes runs. Sometimes he doesn’t get it, sometimes he does, but he’s running off the ball as well. “I’m really excited for where he is and where we can bring him to. But importantly, supporters will love watching him because he’s so exciting.” Tounekti capped his star turn with a slick goal in the 4-0 win at Firhill and it wasn’t just the manager and supporters that have been won over in a heartbeat. Celts ace Kieran Tierney got his first look up close of the winger on his first 90 minutes of the season and he was immediately wowed. Tierney said: “It feels like he (Tounekti) has been here for ages. Honestly, his debut last week was unbelievable. Kilmarnock’s a tough place to go, tough conditions. “But you saw how well he settled in and he’s done that straight away. I think it’s credit to him how he’s adapted, but also the changing-room as well and how we do it. “He knows we need to get to semi-finals, finals, win trophies. He knows that coming in and you can see how up for it he is. This was the first time I’ve started with him and it was a joy to play with him.” It wasn’t just Tounekti Rodgers was delighted with at Firhill. Tierney was another who gave his gaffer a warm glow after coming through a full match for the first time since his return to the club in the summer. The defender has endured a wretched few seasons with injuries but the cup win was a major step forward. Rodgers said: “Psychologically, I felt it was important for him. He hasn’t played 90 in a long, long time. “But for him just to push himself to get over the hill is very important. “Especially in the first half, the combination played with him and Sebastian on that side was outstanding. “He’s gone through a lot, not just physically, but mentally. There’s a stress on a player that you can never understand, unless you’ve had really bad injuries and what that does to you, what it makes you think about whenever you’re pushing yourself. “But he’s getting over all that and it’s just every day getting better and improving. “It’s good for him to get the 90 minutes.” It was a good day at the office for Celtic – even with the supporters protesting against the board again. Rodgers sent out a strong side and was happy to get through the tie and tee the side up for this week’s Europa League jaunt to Serbia to take on Red Star Belgrade. He said: “I think any good win, good performance, clean sheet, going into Europe was always going to be good. Lots of players got good game time. “People maybe look and think, well, why did I not make more changes? “But actually, a lot of the players haven’t been playing so much, with the international break. Some of those who went [away] didn’t get a lot of game time. So, if they didn’t play today, it could have been a long time before they were playing. “The guys coming off the bench impacted the game as well and I look forward to that game now on Wednesday.” Rodgers should have Anthony Ralston back in training ahead of Belgrade but youngster Colby Donovan looked the part again and lapped up the celebrations after the final whistle. The boss said: “I was delighted for Colby. The end was just to let him feel that moment that he probably dreams of all his life, being a Celtic supporter. “I’ve always loved his personality. Coming back the second time, just seeing him as a young player and he was going through a growth spurt in his first year at the club. “But what he has, he has the personality to play for Celtic. And I thought he did very well today. “I’m really pleased for him and he trains really well every day and he was deserving of his opportunity. “I think all the kids coming through can really look to all the young players that have come through the system. “They’re all of the same DNA, humble, hard-working and consistent. And Colby is definitely learning from them.”