Wilfried Nancy has confirmed Celtic striker Kelechi Iheanacho has suffered another hamstring injury, but a timeline for his absence is not yet known.
The Nigerian had only just recovered from a spell on the sidelines, coming on as a substitute against Roma in the Europa League on Thursday before starting Sunday's League Cup final defeat to St Mirren.
However, he was forced off during the first half. Appearing to clutch his hamstring, it quickly became clear the 29-year-old was not going to be able to continue.
Nancy has now confirmed it is another hamstring injury but, as yet, there is no prognosis for a period of time he will be out.
Meanwhile, Anthony Ralston was seen as another doubt after also going off injured but it would seem he is fit and available for the trip to Dundee United tomorrow night.
Nancy said: "Ralston is okay. But Kelechi is going to be out. It's hamstring, but I don't know yet for how long."
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Meanwhile Nancy has insisted he has nothing to prove to those already doubting whether he has been the right appointment to the Celtic job.
"This is my job. This is a normal reaction. Don’t forget that I come from Europe, so I know the way it works," he said when asked for his thoughts on the response to his first three results.
"And to be fair, also in MLS, it is the same. Not with the same intensity obviously, but I have been a player also, so no problem with that. They can say what they want, and I understand that. After that, do I accept it or not? This is not the topic. The topic is to be good with my players, to be good in training, and to be good also during the game to win games.
"I don’t have to prove anything for anybody. Simple as that. I have to just be coherent with my team and to do my job as the best as I can. And after that, I think that things will turn, not on my side, but it is going to be more positive.
"So, for the moment, it has been 10 days that I am here. As I said, I knew that before I came here that it could be difficult regarding the situation, regarding the fact that this is the first time for everyone to have a coach who comes in the middle of the season like this.
"So I knew that it could be a lot of adversity, but again, like I said, I am really happy to be here, and I do my job as the best as I can. After that, things will go in a more positive way."
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