Alistair Johnston issues Celtic injury pledge for Rangers clash as bullish star has cup final 'circled on the calendar'

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Alistair Johnston insists he will fight hour by hour to be ready for Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup Final.The Canadian had to go off at half-time during Celtic's clash with Dinamo Zagreb having suffered a hip issue following a crunching first-half tackle by home ace Sandro Kalenovic.

Johnston is now racing to be ready for the Hampden crunch against Rangers. The right-back is adamant he’ll do everything in his power to be ready as he explained: “Of course I will.“It’s a match that’s circled on the calendar, it’s a match I want to be a part of.

It’s a chance to lift a trophy, a big match. So, yes, Sunday’s not far away, but at the same time there’s just enough of a break where I feel like, listen, we’ll see how it goes and hopefully I’ll be ready for it.

It was just an awkward one. We’ll do some tests on it and, hopefully, it’s nothing too serious. We’ll see how the flight goes, take it day by day, hour by hour.“It’s games like these everyone wants, to compete for trophies, Finals at Hampden.