I'll be ready for Villareal - Sutton

Celtic star Chris Sutton has vowed to “walk through a brick wall” to step out against Villarreal in the second leg of the UEFA Cup quarter-final on Wednesday.

The influential Englishman suffered a recurrence of a groin problem after scoring two goals in the 3-1 Tennent’s Scottish Cup semi-final win over Livingston yesterday.

Shortly after, manager Martin O’Neill admitted that Sutton was a doubt for today’s trip to Spain but Sutton insists he is willing and able to take on the might of Villarreal.

“It’s a bit sore,” he admitted. “I have had a problem the last two weeks but we will wait and see how it goes and hopefully it will settle down.

“I will rest it and see on Wednesday. I’ve had it a while but I have always managed to get through games.

“I have not been having injections. It is a bit too high to put a jag up there. I would walk through a brick wall to play.

“It was not very good in the second half and I came off as a precaution but I have come through these games. It has been sore but if you are fit you can get through.

“I can’t look too far ahead but I want to play every game even though there are three games a week.

“I want to be involved in all the games at this stage of the season. It is not ideal to play three games a week but I want to play.

“People complain about the number of games but you would rather be involved in three competitions than nothing. I want to win as much as I can.”