Source: PA
Penalty pride for Murphy
Daryl Murphy was relieved to make an early impact at Celtic by opening his goalscoring account for his new club.
The Irish striker converted from the penalty spot to claim the only goal of the game in last weekend's Clydesdale Bank Premier League game at Motherwell.
The win allowed the Hoops to maintain their 100% start to the domestic campaign and move top of the SPL on goal difference ahead of the international break.
And Murphy has revealed how no-one else stood a chance of taking the spot-kick once the award had been given.
Speaking on Channel 67, he said: "Before the game I said to Scott Brown, `If we get a penalty today I am taking it and that's it'. As soon as it was given, I looked straight for the ball, to see who had it.
"Thankfully Sami (Georgios Samaras) was off the pitch at the time, because I think he would have fancied it as well. It gives you a lift when you score early in your career at a club and I think it's important for any striker to get off the mark as soon as they can at a new club."
