Celtic’s towering centre back, Christopher Jullien, was a surprise absentee from the squad which travelled to the Fountain of Youth Stadium for the SPFL match against Hamilton Academicals yesterday afternoon.
The French defender had picked up a knock during the midweek victory over Ross County, when he was down on his haunches for a few moments, although he did complete the game. Instead, it appears that the injury stems from the Scottish Cup Final last Sunday.
Speaking to Sky One ahead of the match yesterday, Neil Lennon revealed: “It’s just a slight knee problem from the cup final that’s been gnawing away. On this surface, we didn’t want to take any chances.”
Jullien is expected to return to the team, which will face Dundee United at Celtic Park in three days time. The Hoops will be looking to build on their run of five consecutive wins to set them up for their crunch clash against the Rangers on 2 January.
Introducing The Celtic Star App and our new ad-free Premium Service...
Go ad-free on The Celtic Star, get a FREE trial period to try it out. Also download our new App – available for both Apple and Android – and get the best Celtic content on your phone without fighting through pop-up ads and being forced to watch videos.
Our new PREMIUM service comes with a free seven-day trial so you can look before you book. If you are happy to continue the price will be just 99p per month or £9.99 for the year. For that you get an AD-FREE SITE plus access to our premium content, and you’ll also help us make The Celtic Star even better and less reliant on advertising revenues, allowing us to be more focused on publishing the best Celtic features on the internet.
Click HERE to access your FREE trial. We think you’ll like it! We’re Obsessed with Celtic and we think you are too! Join us hand in hand...
