Save from Moult was as satisfying as any in my career, insists Gordon

When playing for Sunderland against Bolton Wanderers in 2010, Craig Gordon produced a remarkable reflex save to deny Zak Knight. It was so impressive that, on the 20th anniversary of the formation of the Premier League in 2012, it was voted the best save in the history of the elite division.

However, Gordon himself argues that the spontaneous stop from Louis Moult’s header during Sunday’s 2-0 Betfred Cup final over Motherwell meant more to him.

Celtic had just opened the scoring when Gordon threw out his right arm to prevent what had appeared to be a certain goal. Five minutes later, Celtic had doubled their lead and Motherwell were down to 10 men, so Gordon’s intervention was a pivotal moment.

“It gives me as much satisfaction as any save I’ve made in my career,” he said. “You look at the context of the game, and when the save was made. I could make a save like that in a match which we lose and nobody would speak about it. It’s the context that makes it

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