Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has addressed Reo Hatate's injury status after his first-half substitution in the 3-1 Premiership win over Hibernian on Saturday afternoon.

The Japan international was seen limping off with a suspected hamstring problem after just 15 minutes and was replaced by David Turnbull.

Oh Hyeon-gyu bagged a headed winner after Jota had levelled Josh Campbell's penalty opener with a spot-kick of his own. Sead Haksabanovic added the gloss with a fantastic late curler.

Postecoglou referenced Hatate's withdrawal in his post-match comments.

He said: "We'll see with Reo. He obviously felt something so we'll have to see how he recovers from that.

"We've got a couple of weeks [the international break] so hopefully that helps him."

In the run-up to the game, Ange Postecoglou said 18-year-old midfielder Ben Summers fully deserved his chance in the first-team squad against Hibs.

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Summers has been a regular for Stephen McManus and Darren O'Dea's B team in the Lowland League this term and trains with the senior side regularly.

Postecoglou reckons that, with Aaron Mooy and Tomoki Iwata unavailable due to injury, Summers was a natural choice to come into the squad and fill an extra midfield berth.

He told BBC Sportsound: "Yeah, look, we've obviously got a couple of injuries in the midfield area with Aaron and Tomoki missing out.

"Ben's been training with us for a little while now. He's been really strong in the B team this year and performing well. He looks the part at our training and we needed another midfielder on the bench today so he gets his chance.

"You're at a big club and it's hard but the reality is you do get an opportunity like he has today - it doesn't take much, a couple of injuries.

"The key for our young players is to perform well when they get the opportunity to gain the trust of team-mates, coaches and get that opportunity. Ben gets his today."

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