Celtic news: Ryan Christie suffered multiple facial fractures against Aberdeen and will undergo surgery, club confirm

Celtic midfielder Ryan Christie will require surgery after suffering multiple facial fractures in a horror collision with Aberdeen's Dominic Ball, the Scottish champions have confirmed.

Christie, 24, was rushed to hospital in a neck brace after the sickening clash of heads during the Hoops' 3-0 Scottish Cup semi-final victory at Hampden Park on Sunday.

His former Aberdeen team-mate, Ball, was shown a second yellow card and sent off for the foul.

A said: "Celtic Football Club can confirm that Ryan Christie has suffered multiple facial fractures following the incident during Sunday’s Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden.

"Ryan is scheduled to undergo surgery on Thursday of this week. We are not able at this stage to give any specific indication on a timescale for his return to action but, of course, everyone at Celtic wishes Ryan all the best for his full recovery.

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"Ryan would also like to thank everyone sincerely for the many wishes of support he has received.";

Christie revealed the damage to his face on Instagram by sharing a picture of a nasty black eye and swelling on the side of his face.

The Scotland youth international was in a light-hearted mood, however, describing himself as a 'full-kit w*nker'.

Meanwhile, Celtic manager Neil Lennon expects the midfielder to be fit for the Scottish Cup final against Hearts on May 25.

"It was a horrendous coming together and I don't think there was any deliberation over it. It was a definite second yellow," he told BBC Scotland.