O’Neill prepared to gamble on Sutton

MARTIN O’NEILL is ready to take one of the biggest gambles of his career in Spain tonight by picking Chris Sutton against Villarreal in the second leg of the UEFA Cup quarter-final.

Villarreal are in the driving seat after their 1-1 draw at Parkhead last week and Celtic manager O’Neill is desperate for Sutton to play.

The striker caused great concern at the weekend by hobbling off after scoring two goals in Celtic’s Tennent’s Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Livingston when his long-standing groin problem flared up again.