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21st May 2016

A Celtic loanee helped deny Rangers in the Scottish Cup final and Bhoys fans loved it

Utterly inevitable

Darragh Murphy

Anthony Stokes is on a one-man bridge-rebuilding process with Celtic.

The Irish striker had frustrated his parent club, ultimately leading to the decision to loan him out to Hibernian.

Stokes lined out for Hibs in Saturday’s Scottish Cup final against none other than Rangers, Celtic’s arch-rivals.

And Celtic fans absolutely loved it.

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Rangers turned things around, taking a 2-1 lead into the closing stages only for Stokes to strike again.

He almost completed a remarkable hat-trick in stoppage time only to be denied by Wes Foderingham, but David Gray headed in the ensuing corner to hand Hibs their first cup win in more than a century.

The praise for Stokes continued after the final whistle, following the incredible late turnaround.