Jonny Hayes looks set to deputise for Celtic if Kieran Tierney is out.
According to The Scottish Sun, Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney is a ‘major injury worry’ for next week’s Old Firm clash.
Tierney played no role in Scotland’s 3-0 defeat by Kazakhstan on Thursday and will also sit out the clash with San Marino.
Celtic’s first game after the international break is a visit of Rangers and therefore the Hoops have a race against time to have Tierney fit.
If he isn’t, Jonny Hayes might be the Bhoys’ best option and a good performance against the old enemy could well save his Parkhead career.
Hayes, who has only played 31 minutes of football over the past month, was operating as a left-back under Brendan Rodgers at the time of Tierney’s last injury.
And he performed excellently there in some games, meaning that Neil Lennon should continue with that agreement if Tierney is sidelined again.
The Irish winger hasn’t been a roaring success during his two-year spell in Glasgow, much of which was decimated by injury, but if he can impress against Rangers next week then it might well tell Lennon that he isn’t a player to be dumped this summer.
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