Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has stated that the trio Anthony Ralston, Jota and Stephen Welsh are unlikely to feature for the Bhoys away to Dundee United on Sunday.
All three players were forced out of Thursday night’s game against Hearts, with Postecoglou making a raft of substitutions.
The status of the players was unknown after the match, though Postecoglou suggested the issue Jota experienced may not have been that serious.
It now seems there will be more shuffling around for the visit to Tannadice this weekend, after an update from the manager on Sky Sports News this afternoon. [16:42]
He said: “We’re still waiting on the outcomes of it. But I’d suggest all three are doubtful for the weekend. As to the extent, I’ll just wait until we get some sort of confirmation.
“We lost Carl Starfelt and Tom Rogic for a period and we didn’t let that affect results. We’re better placed this time. We don’t want to lose the players we’ve lost but the opportunity is there for guys to come in.”
The loss of Jota will be a particularly harsh blow for Celtic supporters, who have come to massively enjoy his contributions over the last couple of months. In fact, in recent weeks, he’s been the man pushing the Bhoys towards victories.
It seems likely that Liel Abada will come into the team as a result, with James Forrest perhaps moved over the left hand side as we witnessed at the start of the season.
Josip Juranovic could well be moved to the right flank to replace Ralston with players such as Adam Montgomery, Boli Bolingoli, Greg Taylor and Liam Scales contenders on the left.
Cameron Carter-Vickers will return for the Tayside encounter, so should partner Carl Starfelt in defence.
In other news, Celtic supporters get to the bottom of Kyogo and Souttar mystery that has wound up rivals.
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