Jack Hendry was dealt a cruel blow when he suffered a horror knee injury just two games into his loan stint at Melbourne City. 

But now the Celtic defender is back out running just seven weeks after going under the knife in emergency surgery. 

The Scotland defender took to Instagram to show off some slow motion action shots as he put in the miles on the training ground down under. He captioned the video: “7 weeks tomorrow post op.”

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We told this week how the Hoops defender spoke of his injury hell after making a promising start to his career in Australia when he picked up the man of the match award on his debut appearance. 

Speaking to the Daily Record, Hendry said: “I am getting there. The first couple of weeks were really tough because I was out by myself and I have never really felt pain like it.

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“Since the surgery it has been a lot better and the medical team out here have been first class and really pushed me on. The first couple of days I was in tears with such pain trying to get from the bedroom to the bathroom.

“I had no one over here and I was on crutches. I couldn’t carry anything and I couldn’t weight-bear because I was in so much pain.

“It was really difficult. I was getting Uber Eats, deliveries and the club chef was really good making meals for me to eat or the club staff were getting me stuff from the supermarket. The club have been brilliant with me.”

Hoops teammate Mikey Johnston suffered a similar injury during a January league clash against St Johnstone.

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And Hendry has told how the pair are keeping in touch to make sure they are both motivated to get through a tough time in their careers.

He added: "It is six weeks yesterday since I had the surgery. I am off the crutches and I am quite a bit ahead of the schedule. I basically had to learn how to walk away with my knee. Mikey Johnston got the same injury as me.

"They chose not to operate on him and to let his knee ligaments recover naturally. It will be interesting to see how he gets on. They stuck two pins in and stuck it in the structure so it is more stable. It feels good and I can’t wait to get back out on the grass.

“I’ve had a lot of ups and downs in my career and it is another hurdle to get over and become stronger.”