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Martin O’Neill was not at Celtic training on Friday morning as the squad continued preparations for Sunday’s Premiership trip to Kilmarnock. O’Neill was missing from the training session before the Rugby Park clash, with Shaun Maloney taking charge of the group alongside Mark Fotheringham and Stephen McManus. Maloney has also been scheduled to carry out Celtic’s pre-match media duties later today. That should give a better idea of O’Neill’s condition and whether there is any chance of him being involved against Kilmarnock on Sunday. Maloney is likely to be asked for an update on the manager during the press conference, with supporters still waiting for more information after Celtic’s short statement earlier in the week. With O’Neill not at Friday’s session, Maloney has been overseeing the final preparations for the weekend fixture. There has been no detailed update from Celtic since the club confirmed the procedure, so O’Neill’s involvement at Rugby Park remains unclear for now. Friday’s session went ahead under Maloney, Fotheringham and McManus as Celtic worked towards the game against Neil McCann’s Kilmarnock side. Maloney stepping in for both training and media duties means there is some continuity while O’Neill continues his recovery. Attention will now turn to his media appearance later today. As well as the usual team news ahead of Kilmarnock, the main question will be whether Maloney can provide any more detail on O’Neill and when the manager could return to his normal duties. For now, Celtic’s preparations for Rugby Park are continuing without O’Neill on the training pitch, with Maloney expected to give the latest update later today.