Adam Idah waits on scan results after 'nasty knock'

Republic of Ireland striker Adam Idah is awaiting a diagnosis on the injury he suffered towards the end of Celtic's 3-0 win over Motherwell on Sunday.

The Hoops will discover the extent of Idah's ankle problem after a scan on Tuesday, with Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson anxiously awaiting an update as his injury issue stack up.

Chiedozie Ogbene (Achilles), Jack Taylor (hamstring), Will Smallbone (hamstring) and Robbie Brady (ankle) have all suffered setbacks with the Nations League games against Finland and England on the horizon.

It heightens the importance of Idah being available for that double-header.

The Corkman was caught by the studs of Liam Gordon before the Motherwell defender was sent off for his lunging tackle.

Speaking ahead of Wednesday's William Hill Premiership encounter with Dundee, manager Brendan Rodgers said: "It was a nasty knock he took. So we'll see how that is later.

"It was a poor challenge and thankfully the ground was a bit wet, so his foot's able to move. Otherwise, if it's a dry pitch and his foot sticks in the field, then it can be a really, really, really bad one.

"But he's got a wee bit more movement in it these last couple of days, so we're hopeful that he'll come out of it OK.

"We'll wait and see what the scan says. But it wasn't a great challenge."

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Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell claimed after the match that the VAR-assisted decision was "harsh", but his club have not appealed against the red card.

Rodgers believes Kettlewell might change his initial viewpoint on reflection.

"For managers after a game, it's sometimes difficult because you're coming in to address your players, there's so many