Celtic assistant manager Shaun Maloney revealed his players received a major boost from a Martin O’Neill pre-match team talk before the manager continued his recovery from a medical procedure at home. But O’Neill was able to visit the team hotel to speak to his staff and players ahead of the game after an overnight stay in hospital on Wednesday. Maloney said: “He was at the team hotel and took the team meeting, speaking to the players. “I felt for the first part of the game we were the better side, we were forcing things. STV News is now on WhatsApp Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News