Celtc will try to bounce back from their shock defeat at St Mirren without Cameron Carter-Vickers and Carl Starfelt after the star stoppers were ruled out of Saturday’s clash with Motherwell.
Injury concerns will also mean there is no place for Giorgos Giakoumakis up front but gaffer Ange Postecoglou’s biggest headache is at the back where USA international Carter-Vickers and Sweden’s Starfelt were badly missed in Paisley a fortnight ago. Stephen Welsh and Moritz Jenz deputised in defence that day and are likely to keep their places with Postecoglou insisting his team won’t be derailed by their first league defeat in a year.
The Celtic boss said: “Giakoumakis has pulled up a bit sore. He will miss the Motherwell game, but I’m confident after that he shouldn’t be too far away. All of the other ones like Carl and Cameron were injured prior to the international break, and they will still be missing for Motherwell. Carl is still probably a couple of weeks away.
