Primarily used as a striker at his old club, Brendan Rodgers<\/a> moved him further back into the midfield three alongside Callum McGregor and one of Arne Engels or Reo Hatate.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old looked very impressive in pre-season, but has faced criticism for his lack of pace and occasional wastefulness in front of goal.<\/p>\n However, the stats don\u2019t lie and in fact, Nygren is one of the main contributors to the Hoops\u2019 attacks.<\/p>\n Only one player has a better G\/A contribution than Benjamin Nygren in the SPFL<\/p>\n As per the BBC Sport<\/a> stat pack guide ahead of Celtic vs Kilmarnock<\/a> this weekend, it was revealed that Nygren has been involved in 44 per cent of the Hoops\u2019 league goals this season.<\/p>\n So far, Nygren has five goals and two assists, which accounts for seven of the 16 goals scored in the Scottish Premiership<\/a>.<\/p>\n Only Dundee\u2019s Cameron Cotgrave has more involvements with 56 per cent having been involved in five of the nine games.<\/p>\n Benjamin Nygren names the player he looks up to at Celtic<\/p>\n Joining a new club always means a settling-in period and in comparison to some of his other summer arrivals, Nygren has slotted in better than most.<\/p>\n Even though it has been a disappointing campaign, there have been lots of lessons learned for the midfielder, including plenty from Kasper Schmeichel<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Kasper](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2244047340-1024x760.jpg\")
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