'I'm happy for Evan Ferguson' - Gian Piero Gasperini may keep Irish striker at Roma

Before Ferguson's brace against Celtic, speculation was growing that his season-long loan spell at the Italian Giants was set to be cut short.

FERGIE'S TIME: Roma's Evan Ferguson leaves the pitch following his brace against Celtic. Pic: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire.

Goals change games but they can also change the trajectory of a young footballer’s career.

In the lead-up to Roma’s Europa League clash away to Celtic, speculation was growing that Evan Ferguson’s season-long loan spell at the Italian Giants was set to be cut short and that he would return to Brighton & Hove Albion in January.