Martin O’Neill has revealed that Julian Araujo picked up a thigh injury in the Scottish Cup Quarter Final win against Rangers. The right back was a surprise absence from the team to face Motherwell this afternoon with Colby Donovan coming into the starting XI.
When pressed before the game about the absence of the Mexican star, O’Neill confirmed an injury issue but that he did not want to risk it.
“(Julian) has picked up an injury during the course of the week. He felt very tight after Sunday’s game and he’s felt a little bit (of pain) in his thigh, and we felt that there was no point in risking it today.”
Araujo is expected to get a recall to the Mexico team ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
Donovan has come into the team with Tony Ralston deputising from the bench. Both players will harvest ambitions of being included in the Scotland squad for friendlies later this month.
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Great result against a good footballing team difrence be Xeltic need to win Motherwell draw great result beaton shamed into giving Celtic penalty and been a goal scoring opportunity he sent defender of leaving Motherwell with ten men and yang scoring his second Celtic third again the Celtic players showed there bottle with Motherwell playing well in position but they tired and Celtic win easy in the end not many teams can press for 90 minutes you could see Motherwell players flagging Celtic began to take control it was a squad win those that came off done there job in keeping game moving abd it payed of even downed to ten men yes it helped but thats tge laws of the game no way he could refuse Celtic that penalty but beaton was poor again only be told to play by football rules not his I clancy always thought was anti Celt attmosphere was atms it should be abd Motherwell handled it but supporters must be more paecent Motherwell keep the ball well that can frusted a support that usaully used to there team cotrolling the game yes you could see we missed some of our players but some of the players shone out to prove Celtic have the best squad in spl by far I wouldnt ve afraid to put that squad for next game