Celtic boss Martin O'Neill out of hospital after 'small procedure'

[p]Scottish champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/celtic/QFKRRD8M/"]Celtic[/a] announced on Wednesday that the 74-year-old O'Neill had undergone a "small procedure".[/p][p]No details were given about O'Neill's operation, which came after the veteran Northern Irish boss took charge of Celtic's win against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dundee-utd/8QEB2FFp/"]Dundee[/a] in their first game of the Scottish Premiership season.[/p][p]Assistant manager Shaun Maloney, speaking on Friday, was upbeat about O'Neill's condition but uncertain if he would be in the dugout for Sunday's match away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kilmarnock/jX8ezy7G/"]Kilmarnock[/a].[/p][p][b]"I went to see him last (Thursday) night,"[/b] said Maloney. [b]"He got out of hospital yesterday. He was in good form last night, loads better than he was Monday, Tuesday.[/b][/p][p][b]"Hopefully those sort of positive feelings continue. No timeline. So even for the game at the weekend, it's sort of day-to-day."[/b][/p][embed guid="2e4aab71-0aee-431d-b430-8c4112198efb" url="https://x.com/BBCSportScot/status/2085739204516929896?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]O'Neill signed a one-year contract in June to become Celtic's permanent boss for the second time after two interim spells last season.[/p][p]He led Celtic to the Scottish Premiership title after a dramatic final-day win against rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hearts/0rGrwwNc/"]Hearts[/a] and also won the Scottish Cup.[/p]