Martin O’Neill says his Celtic squad have come through the weekend’s League Cup semi-final win over Rangers in relatively good shape, with only minor issues to report ahead of Thursday’s Europa League meeting with Midtjylland.
However, there will be a few changes to the starting XI that the Hoops field tomorrow evening, freshening things up a little bit.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, the interim boss revealed that while a few players picked up knocks and cramp after an intense 120-minute contest at Hampden, there are no major fresh injury concerns.
“Yeah, I think that we’ve come out of it reasonably okay. A few knocks and a few bruises. A few people who haven’t played a great deal, obviously, went down with cramp and things like that, which is not really surprising given the pace of the game,” O’Neill said Celtic TV.
“So, yeah, we’re not too bad. We’ll maybe think about making a couple of changes to the side, but we’ll see how it goes. We genuinely have not made our minds up yet.”
No final decisions have been made yet, but it will be interesting to see what changes, if any, are made. James Forrest could maybe come in from the start, as he did against Falkirk.
That could shift Maeda to the left, which would see Tounekti drop out. You can’t imagine Johnny Kenny, with three goals in two games, missing this one.
Alistair Johnston and Kels Iheanacho haven’t made the trip; both are not fully fit yet.
Celtic head into the match full of confidence after back-to-back wins under O’Neill, including a memorable derby triumph that booked their place in December’s League Cup final.
Team news will come out around 16.30.