Celtic fans react to Kolo Toure's performance against Hearts

The experienced centre-back impressed for Celtic on Sunday.

Celtic started the defence of their Scottish Premiership title with a victory against Hearts on Sunday.

James Forrest opened the scoring for the Bhoys before James Walker equalised from a highly contentious penalty. But Scott Sinclair would make an immediate impact, signing for Celtic, coming off the bench and scoring the winner all on the same day.

While Sinclair obviously got the plaudits it was another recent addition that impressed at the opposite end of the field.

Kolo Toure recently reunited with Brendan Rodgers following his release from Liverpool, and the Ivorian looked a class act at the back.

He will bring some much needed experience to Celtic’s defence and if he can stay fit and available all season he could have a huge impact on the campaign as a whole.

After the match we took to Twitter to see what Celtic fans thought of Toure’s performance and you can read a selection of what we found below:

Brendan Rodgers aiming to take Kolo Toure to Celtic

Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is hoping to bring Kolo Toure to new club Celtic, according to reports on Sunday.

The Ulsterman took charge at Parkhead in May, having had a break from management following his sacking by the Reds last October.

Rodgers has been linked with a number of former players already, including Joe Allen and Andre Wisdom, and it now appears that Toure is very much on his radar.

The Scottish Daily Mail report that Rodgers sees the 35-year-old as someone who can significantly bolster Celtic’s back-line, as they prepare for another Scottish Premier League title charge and Champions League football in 2016/17.

With Jozo Simunovic and Dedryck Boyata both out of Celtic’s Champions League qualifiers next month, Rodgers is well aware that additions are needed at centre-back as soon as possible.

Toure was released by Liverpool at the end of the season, following three years at Anfield, and it may be that a new challenge in a new country would appeal.

The Ivorian would bring an undoubted winning mentality to the Scottish giants, with multiple honours won throughout an illustrious career.

It is believed that Liverpool considered the idea of offering the former Arsenal and Man City man a coaching role at the club, but he is not ready to retire as a player just yet.

Toure made 71 appearances for the Reds in total, and proved to be an enormously popular figure among both teammates and supporters.

The veteran always gave his all on the pitch, and despite age creeping up on him last season, he produced some exceptional performances in the absence of Mamadou Sakho.

His only Liverpool goal came in the 6-0 win over Aston Villa in February – a memorable moment for anyone associated with the Reds.