Rogic was unfit to play so did the next best thing, mixing it with hoops fans in the harbour city overnight much to their delight.

The playmaker has been out of action with a knee injury and might have been the creative spark Celtic were missing against Rangers as they played out a 0-0 draw at home.

But that hardly mattered to the gathered throng in Sydney who mobbed the 25-year-old, took selfies and sang an enthusiastic rendition of 'One Tom Rogic'.