Celtic star Kyogo Furuhashi has sent a message to Hoops supporters as he continues his return from injury.

The Japanese international is currently out with a knee injury that he picked up while playing with his country.

Writing on Twitter this morning he said: "Each day is a day closer to seeing you again."

Glasgow Times:

Ange Postecoglou has eight players out for Sunday’s cinch Premiership clash with Dundee United – most of them attackers.

Giorgos Giakoumakis (calf), Mikey Johnston (niggle), Karamoko Dembele (ankle), James Forrest (unspecified) and Kyogo (knee) are all missing from the forward ranks.

Defenders Greg Taylor (shoulder) and Christopher Jullien (knee) are also missing along with midfielder Callum McGregor (hamstring).

“With Cal, next Thursday is being optimistic,” Postecoglou said. “With Kyogo, I doubt we will see him this side of the international window but he is pushing hard.

“Unfortunately, Mikey Johnston picked up a niggle on Wednesday so he will be out and I’m not sure when he will be back.

“To cut a long story short, we won’t get anybody back for Sunday.

“I haven’t been through too many periods in my career like this where it’s so challenging with what’s happening off the field in terms of injuries and disruptions.

“But it is what it is and what our supporters want to know is that we come here on Sunday and do everything to get a result and just get on with it.

“I don’t think it’s an excuse but there are valid reasons why we are a little bit inconsistent in terms of the way we are playing at the moment, because we have lost our captain, lost our top goalscorer, other guys who can play in the front area haven’t been available.

“Those kind of things you can use as reasons for not progressing, but we are not doing that.

“If we haven’t performed, we take it on the chin like we did on Sunday and come back in midweek and get the job done.

“If we get through this period it just means we will be a real, strong unit.”