Could 'outstanding' Maeda's return to form give Celtic title edge?

Could 'outstanding' Maeda's return to form give Celtic title edge?Image source, SNSImage caption, Daizen Maeda has three goals in two games after going 18 matches without scoringByJack HerrallBBC Sport ScotlandPublished8 minutes agoDaizen Maeda was back to his sensational, nuisance best as title-chasing Celtic dispatched Falkirk. Fans may well be wondering where this version of the Japan forward has been all season.Prior to his first-minute opener against St Mirren in the Scottish Cup semi-final last week, Maeda hadn't scored since the start of January against Dundee United.He has now netted three goals and assisted twice in six days, showing his worth to a Celtic side who are targeting a fifth successive league title.Hearts and Rangers will play their latest part in the engrossing race on Sunday, but for now Celtic sit level on points with Derek McInnes' men and a point clear of Danny Rohl's.Maeda was the catalyst for Martin O'Neill's side stepping up when it counted and piling pressure on the other two in the first post-split round of fixtures.'It was the Maeda show'After the season of his life last year, scoring 33 goals for Celtic, Maeda has failed to match that form, only crossing the double-figure threshold with his brace against Falkirk.In both his interim stints as manager this season, O'Neill has struggled to find a solution to the striker conundrum that has left Celtic void of a clinical edge up front.Maeda's contribution against the Bairns, though, could be timely, with Celtic in the Scottish Cup final against Dunfermline next month and trying to pip Hearts and Rangers, who both boast a superior goal difference, in a sprint finish to the league."I thought we saw it through and Maeda was fantastic," said O'Neill."He got us a goal last week out of nothing in the first minute of the game, he scores two today, he's been fantastic."He's really coming back to form and...