Celtic sweat on Mika Baur injury as O'Neill weighs penalty decisions
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill is concerned about Mika Baur's injury, while Hearts boss Wouter Vrancken is hopeful Malachi Fagan-Walcott's setback is not serious.
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill is anxious about the condition of midfielder Mika Baur, who picked up an injury during Celtic's 1-0 victory over Kilmarnock, according to a report in the Record. The extent of the problem has not been disclosed, leaving the club awaiting further assessment of a player O'Neill will hope to have available.
The same match brought a separate talking point around Celtic's penalty, which Benjamin Nygren missed. The Scotsman reports that O'Neill would not have asked Kasper Hogh to take the kick even if the forward had still been on the pitch at the time, indicating the manager had a clear view of who should have been responsible from the spot.
At Hearts, head coach Wouter Vrancken addressed his squad's fitness situation. The Edinburgh Evening News reports that Vrancken is "pretty confident" once he gets players back from injury, and he hopes the injury sustained by Malachi Fagan-Walcott is "not too bad".
Both updates leave the clubs monitoring players ahead of their next fixtures, with no timelines given for either Baur or Fagan-Walcott. The reports frame the injuries as a concern, though neither side has confirmed the severity of the problems or how long the players involved might be absent.
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