O’Neill: Miller can still play his part

CELTIC manager Martin O’Neill insists outward-bound midfielder Liam Miller still has an important role to play for the Parkhead club before he leaves for Manchester United at the end of the season.

The 23-year-old Irishman upset the Celtic faithful when he signed a pre-contract for the Old Trafford club in January, and after sustaining a groin injury it was thought he had played his last game for the Hoops.

But because of injuries and suspensions in O’Neill’s squad, fit-again Miller made a substitute appearance in the Nou Camp against Barcelona to help Celtic battle through to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.