Late on Wednesday night Celtic fans finally got some good news on the injury front.
The afternoon fears over Auston Trusty can be abandoned- the defender is fit, well and replying to tweets.
News of yet another injury surfaced, with a resignation among Celtic fans that this season seems jinxed on almost every front.
Trusty was pictured writhing on the ground- in stoppage time as the USA lost 2-0 to Portugal.
Rubbing salt in the wounds reports suggested that the defender had played well in a rare international opportunity.
THE INJURY TOLL AT CELTIC
With Cameron Carter-Vickers and Jota out for the season Celtic haven’t had their troubles to seek.
Alastair Johnston should be back but has only started five games this season.
Arne Engels should be back soon but questions are being asked about Julian Araujo, Tomas Cvancara and Colby Donovan.
The injury list seems never ending but it does seem that Trusty will return to Lennoxtown fit and available to face Dundee on Sunday.
Just cramped in both calves at the same time? all good mate, thank you??
— Auston Trusty (@Auston_Trusty) April 1, 2026
Those images of the former Arsenal defender on the ground can be dismissed. Cramp in both calves, no issues with his knees or ankles.
Trusty hasn’t had his troubles to seek this season, he has been sent off twice since the turn of the year.
A three match suspension saw Dane Murray and Ben Arthur given some playing time.
The Brentford loanee held his place away to Dundee United with Trusty left on the bench.
Although it is an all left footed partnership Trusty and Liam Scales is the partnership that has served Celtic best this season.
After the final international break of the season there will now be a laser focus on club football.
Celtic have seven matches to win to retain the SPFL title. With eight defeats in 31 matches it seems a big ask to suddenly reel off seven victories.
That run needs to start at Dundee on Sunday, two weeks after the defeat across the road at Tannadice.
If Hearts win away to Livingston in the early kick off Celtic will start the match at Dundee eight points behind the league leaders.
Having Trusty and every ounce of experience will be needed to turn things round- starting on Sunday as the title countdown gets serious. Good news- at last. In a long season punctuated by injury bulletins.
Someone else will take his injury place at Glass FC !
Thank feck because when I was watching the match here in Portugal, it did not look good, the way he fell awkwardly and the way they were treating his knee did give some cause for concern!
Then to see him hobble off made me think “Are Celtic players who play against Portugal in a March international cursed? – Kaspar did his shoulder this time last year (worse thing was to prevent Diogo Jota (RIP) from scoring, even though he was offside and the goal would not have counted anyway!) and it was looking bad for Trusty… But if the big fella says it was just cramp then who am I to argue!