Cameron Carter-Vickers admits that his month rest will do him the world of good following his welcome return from injury at Fir Park yesterday afternoon…
First appearance since Slovan Bratislava
It was the American defender’s first appearance for the Hoops since Celtic’s 5-1 thrashing of Slovakian champions Slovan Bratislava in their opening match of the Champions League last month. Missing six competitive matches, Carter-Vickers’ return to the squad is a welcome boost despite Liam Scales and Auston Trusty performing admirably as a duo since his absence.
Speaking to Sky Sports after Brendan Rodgers’ side comfortable 3-0 victory against Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, the 26 year-old centre back opened up about his injury issues which has kept him out of action for a prolonged period.
“I can kick on now”
“I missed a bit with an injury, but yeah, it was good to be back out there today, and hopefully, I can kick on now and keep going. Obviously, it’s difficult to watch, but I was proud of the boys. I thought they put in a great performance.”
CCV continued: “I had it [the toe injury]for a little while, a month, but I was kind of playing with it. It was kind of time to rest it and get it right, so that is what I did.”
Undoubtedly, CCV’s return will give the manager a selection headache heading into firstly Dundee at Celtic Park on Wednesday evening, and then a massive double header versus Aberdeen in the Scottish League Cup semi-final, followed by Leipzig in the Champions League.
Conor Spence