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Celtic defender Kieran Tierney confirms ankle operation success on Twitter

Celtic's Kieran Tierney on the floor (REUTERS)
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The teenager has suffered an ankle injury and is out until Christmas.

Celtic's Kieran Tierney on the floorCeltic’s Kieran Tierney on the floor

Celtic are currently without their talented left-back Kieran Tierney after he suffered an ankle ligament injury.

The Bhoys defender has been ruled out until Christmas with the injury and Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is undoubtedly devastated his talented teenager is out of action.

Celtic's Kieran Tierney is down after sustaining a injuryCeltic’s Kieran Tierney is down after sustaining a injury

It was initially feared that Tierney might have broken his ankle but those fears were fortunately allayed swiftly. But the damage to his ligaments was still sufficient to see him go under the knife.

Tierney had to have an operation on the problem and confirmed that everything had gone according to plan on his official Twitter account yesterday. The 19-year-old sent this post:

Celtic fans will no doubt be hoping that Tierney recovers from his injury as soon as possible. At the moment, their experienced defender Emilio Izaguirre is filling in. The Honduran is a veteran at the club but lost his place to Tierney initially last term after some poor performances.

Celtic's Emilio Izaguirre during trainingCeltic’s Emilio Izaguirre during training

Celtic are also short of options should Izaguirre be out of action.

Tierney, who seemed more disappointed to be missing out on watching MMA superstar Conor McGregor fight Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, will hopefully be back in action as soon as possible.