Thompson facing scan

Celtic midfielder Alan Thompson will undergo a scan this afternoon to determine how serious his hamstring injury is after hobbling out of Saturday‘s Old Firm derby.

Thompson‘s involvement in the clash at Ibrox ended after just 24 minutes when he signalled to the Hoops bench that he was experiencing discomfort.

The injury forced manager Martin O‘Neill into a quick reshuffle and he was forced to hand Michael Gray his Old Firm derby earlier than planned.

Celtic still managed to take all three points from the game to replace Rangers at the top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League table.

But the injury will be a concern for O‘Neill, who has been beset by injury woes recently, as well as for Thompson, whose impressive displays have attracted the attention of England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson.

There was some good news for O‘Neill – Johan Mjallby is expected to make his comeback in next Monday‘s under-21 game once he has a week of training under his belt.

The big Swede has been sidelined for much of the season so far after suffering a recurrence of a knee injury but is making good progress.

Fellow defenders Ulrik Laursen and Stephen Crainey are continuing with their rehabilitation, while skipper Paul Lambert will start some light jogging later this week.