HAMPDEN goal hero Scott Sinclair believes completing the Treble will be the perfect way to cap off his dream debut season at Celtic.

The Hoops wideman tucked away a second-half spot-kick to help his team see off Rangers 2-0 in the semi-finals of the William Hill Scottish Cup.

That Hampden triumph means the Parkhead outfit are now just one win away from wrapping up a domestic clean sweep for the first time since 2001.

Sinclair admits that kind of feat was the furthest thing from his mind when Brendan Rodgers persuaded him to make his move to Glasgow last summer.

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The former Chelsea kid was in danger of becoming a forgotten man after moves to Manchester City and Aston Villa turned sour.

But the 28-year-old is now a leading candidate to be crowned Scotland’s Player of the Year after a 24-goal campaign and he confessed he is loving every minute of Celtic’s trophy chase.

Sinclair said: “It would mean the world to us all if we could win the Treble but there’s still a long way to go before the final.

“I’ve been asked a few times if I could ever have envisioned my move up to Glasgow going so well and the answer is ‘no’. It’s gone better.

“The main thing for me was to come up here and start enjoying football again and to play every week.

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“I have a manager who believes in me now, so I couldn’t ask for more.”
Celtic were always in control as they lined up against Pedro Caixinha’s Gers side but only had Callum McGregor’s 11th-minute opener to show for their first-half dominance.

But Sinclair made sure of the win with his penalty after James Tavernier hauled down Leigh Griffiths six minutes into the second period.

Sinclair said: “We controlled the game from start to finish and it was a great performance.

“It’s always nice to get the second goal. If it stayed at 1-0 maybe we’d have been on the back foot a bit more.

“Their keeper got a hand to my penalty but it was never in doubt.

“It’s always a nice feeling to be in a final. We’ve still got five games to play in the league and we want to make sure we do a job in that.”