Celtic midfielder Reo Hatate will miss the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup final.
The Japan international suffered a knee injury in the closing stages of Celtic’s 5-1 win at Aberdeen on Wednesday and will not recover in time to face the Dons at Hampden on May 24.
Manager Brendan Rodgers said: “He’ll miss the last two games, sadly for him and for us.
“He’s had a fantastic season in terms of availability. It’s 55 games he’s been involved in and it’s just such a shame he’ll miss these last couple of games.
“You’re probably looking that he’ll be okay for the beginning of pre-season, but it’s just a shame for us, even more so for him, that he misses these two games.”
Hatate was injured in a strong challenge by Pape Habib Gueye as the Celtic midfielder looked to stop the ball in anticipation of a free-kick for the Aberdeen forward’s push on James Forrest.
Rodgers said: “I said at the time I thought it was a needless challenge. Everyone knew it was a free-kick. He’s just there to stop the ball from running away.
“For that to happen in that circumstance, it’s not nice.”
Rodgers confirmed Celtic would have Cameron Carter-Vickers back from injury for their final game of the William Hill Premiership season against St Mirren on Saturday.
