Kieran Tierney and Callum McGregor at Ibrox. Scottish Cup quarter final on Sunday 8 March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou
Q: How are the boys who missed last week looking? Callum, Kieran, how are they looking for this weekend?
Martin O’Neill: “Callum, he will miss the game. But Kieran’s in better shape and he’ll be there.”
Q: What is wrong with Callum? How long are we expecting him to be out?
Martin O’Neill: “I think it’s a calf strain. And we’re hopeful, pretty hopeful. He’s done very well in recovery and we’d be hopeful for him for next week.
Kasper Schmeichel, Stevie Woods and Viljami Sinisalo of Celtic. Stuttgart v Celtic, UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Play Offs, Second Leg, Football, MHP Arena, Stuttgart, Germany – 26 Feb 2026Stuttgart MHP Arena Germany Photo James Marsh IMAGO Shutterstock
Q: And Kasper?
Martin O’Neill: “Kasper, he’s much, much better now. He trained today and he didn’t feel… His shoulder is feeling much better after the injection.”
Q: Are we expecting him to be in the squad then for tomorrow’s game?
Martin O’Neill: “I’ll have a look at that and see.”
Callum McGregor celebrates. Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou
Q: In terms of Callum, is it related to the injury he had a couple of years ago?
Martin O’Neill: “No, it isn’t. No, funnily enough, Tim, my physio, mentioned this to me this morning. I think there are rumours flying around that that’s what it was. No, it’s got nothing to do with that. That was an achilles injury. This is just a calf thing.”
