Celtic have been dealt a fresh defensive injury blow as Alistair Johnston has been left out of the Canada squad due to an injury. Johnston was subbed off in Celtic’s 7-1 defeat in the UEFA Champions League to Borussia Dortmund.
As confirmed to Sun Sport, Marsch revealed that the reason for his omission from the squad is due to an ongoing injury.
“Alistair Johnston and midfielder Ismael Kone are both rehabbing injuries. It’s back and ankle injuries for them.”
The injuries to Johnston could be either of the two issues that the Canada boss mentioned but it’ll be cleared up by Brendan on Friday.
Celtic could be without Johnston for this weekend’s game against Ross County in Dingwall, meaning that Tony Ralston could start. The Scotland Internationalist scored an incredible late winner up in Dingwall and he’ll be looking forward to the challenge against The Staggies.
Celtic were without key defender Cameron Carter-Vickers for the game in Germany and Brendan will want to give the two defenders time to recuperate, especially given the volume of game after the October International Break.
