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Not many Celtic players are going to get likened to Lionel Messi, but Daizen Maeda will be surprised to hear that has just happened with him. The 26-year-old, who has had a stop-start season because of injuries, was recently at the Asian Cup where he was representing Japan. Chris Sutton noted how Daizen Maeda, who is a huge player for Celtic and Brendan Rodgers, was ‘away for a while’. But upon his return, and with the team not exactly firing on all cylinders, ‘it was like Messi returning’, the Bhoys legend added, as he told Sky Sports Football (07/02/24). The fact that Brendan Rodgers threw D…