Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has revealed that right-back Josip Juranovic missed the win over Aberdeen in the week with an illness, The Scottish Sun report.
The Lowdown: Nervy win
The Hoops continued their winning run following the international break with a 3-2 win at Pittodrie on Wednesday.
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Jota and Matt O’Riley seemingly put Celtic on the way to another straightforward win, however, the hosts were level after scoring twice in five minutes in the second half.
Celtic netted a winner through Jota shortly after conceding a second, which keeps them top of the Scottish Premiership by one point ahead of rivals Rangers.
The Latest: Postecoglou’s comments
The Scottish Sun's Ryan Rowe shared comments from Postecoglou on Thursday afternoon (16:15). Postecoglou admitted that Juranovic has ‘an illness’ and was hopeful he would return on the weekend.
The Celtic boss couldn’t guarantee that, though, revealing he will be available against Bodo/Glimt next Thursday should he miss a second consecutive game.
"He's got an illness.
"He’ll be back at the weekend, hopefully, and if not he will definitely be back for the midweek fixture next week."
The Verdict: Best to leave him out?
Anthony Ralston has started the last two games at right-back ahead of Juranovic, who was labelled as ‘excellent’ by Alan Hutton for his display against Rangers.
It could be best for the summer signing to miss a third game against Raith Rovers on Sunday, with Ralston potentially keeping his place.
That would give Juranovic, who has been a regular this season, the best possible chance of making Celtic’s Europa Conference League first-leg clash with the Norwegian side.
You’d expect that the Hoops should be able to cope without Juranovic against the Championship side, with Postecoglou possibly ringing the changes once again.
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