The best Old Firm goals scored this century after Daizen Maeda’s overhead stunner for Celtic | OneFootball

You won't see a better goal all weekend than Daizen Maeda's magic moment for Celtic against Rangers.

The Japan forward extended Celtic's lead over their Old Firm rivals to 3-1 at Parkhead with an audacious overhead kick.

Maeda's goal was his second in four minutes, as part of a Celtic comeback in their must-win matchup against the old enemy.

Martin O'Neill's team cannot afford to drop points as they bid to chase down leaders Hearts in theScottish Premiership and Maeda might just have kept the title race alive.

Maida's goal has got us reminiscing over the best Old Firm goals scored this century.

The best Old Firm goals scored this century

Henrik Larsson, 2000

Celtic's 6-2 win over Rangers remains one of the most memorable wins for the Bhoys this century.

The fixture was Martin O'Neill's first taste of the rivalry and his Celtic side swept aside their fierce rivals. Henrik Larsson's mazy run and lovely chip over Stefan Klos has been replayed and replayed in the years since.

Alan Thompson, 2004

Alan Thompson scored a catlogue of stunning strikes during his Celtic career and there won't be many that felt sweeter than this one.

A sublime swerving strike, which crashed in off the underside off the crossbar, settled an early-season Old Firm clash in August 2004.

Ugo Ehiogu, 2007

An unlikely match-winner for Rangers in a 2007 meeting between the teams.

The centre-back scored the only goal over the game for Walter Smith's side with a stretching acrobatic effort.

Pedro Mendes, 2008

File this one under heat-seeking missile.

A 4-2 win at Celtic, and a rocket of a goal, was the perfect introduction to derbies between the Glaswegian giants for Pedro Mendes.

Youssef Chermiti, 2026

Unfortunately for Maeda, theScottish Premiership Goal of the Season award for 2025/26 has already been handed out.

Youssef Chermiti claimed the prize after this overhead effort in a 2-2 draw with Celtic in March and, to be fair, it's a worthy winner. Just look at the height he gets on that leap.