Andy Halliday says he keeps his Alfredo Morelos celebration reserved especially for Hibs.
The former Rangers and Hearts midfielder scored the winner for Motherwell at Easter Road at the weekend and was quick to let his old rivals hear about it. After his 84th-minute strike hit the back of the net, Halliday dropped to his knees and pointed to the turf in celebration – impersonating his old Rangers teammate Morelos who loved a goal against the Hibees. But it wasn’t the first time he did it, as he cracked out the same move after scoring against Hibs in the Edinburgh derby back in 2022.
And Halliday admitted that was why he turned to it again after sinking them at Easter Road this weekend. He said on Open Goal: “That was purely because it was against Hibs. I wouldn’t do it against anybody else. Because I did the celebration in the derby and they hated it, and I was getting next level abused.
“The abuse I was taking at corners – mental. I fully admit – that was pre-planned. If I’m scoring, I’m going for it.”
The midfielder went on: “It’s all in good jest. I know any time I play against Hibs or a couple of other teams I am going to take a bit of stick. If you are a professional football player you need to expect that at times. You always look to get these wee nuggets when you can to give a bit back.
“It’s all in good jest and hopefully it is taken that way. It is good to get the bragging rights for Motherwell at the end of the day.”