It’s another journey to Dundee for Martin O’Neill’s squad following the conclusion of the March international break.
For Celtic’s loss to Dundee United last month, Auston Trusty was on the bench, but he enjoyed a productive trip to the United States during this past week.
Despite the USMNT falling to Portugal, Trusty was praised for his display before he went off with what appeared to be an injury during the final minutes.
It was indeed cramp, but Trusty hasn’t trained much since returning to Lennoxtown, and O’Neill clarified there is no cause for concern.
“He just travelled back, but he is fine,” O’Neill told Sky Sports.
Martin O’Neill issues update on Auston Trusty ahead of Dundee clash
This is encouraging news for the Celtic Park supporters because O’Neill is going to need every resource he can deploy to try and secure the title.
The Hoops fully recognise that they are not favourites to defend their crown, sitting third in the Premiership table and five points behind leaders Hearts.
But having Trusty in the XI is essential, as he demonstrated during Celtic’s recent Ibrox visit in the Scottish Cup.
The schedule has been demanding for Celtic in recent months, and while quite a few fans dislike the international break, O’Neill took several positives from it.
“The games that we had before that, there, perhaps the last game before the break, maybe caught up with us,” said O’Neill. “We didn’t play well anyway in the match. We will try to rectify that this weekend.
“But really, for the international players disappearing. That was fine that they had a cause. Matches to go to, and for the lads who didn’t, at least the week has probably done them the world of good.
“But Auston didn’t do that much today (Friday). He just travelled back, but he is fine.