Saints skipper Kerr fit to face Hoops but Conway will miss out

ST JOHNSTONE will have captain Jason Kerr back for Sunday’s trip to Celtic Park, boss Callum Davidson has confirmed.

And Murray Davidson also has a chance of facing the Parkhead crisis club.

Both men have missed Saints’ last two matches, Kerr with a back injury and Davidson as he recovered from a head knock.

The clash with Celtic will come too soon for Craig Conway, however.

“Craig will be missing for Sunday,” said Davidson. “He had his broken nose reset last Friday.

“We’re hoping he’ll be OK for the Livingston game.

“Murray is touch and go. It’s to do with his shoulder, rather than concussion. He landed awkwardly there and we still need to monitor him.

“He joined in training the other day for the first time but there is still some discomfort.

“Jason and Danny (McNamara) will be available so it’s good to have at least a couple back.”

It says everything about the standard of performances produced by Shaun Rooney and Michael O’Halloran at Fir Park last weekend that Kerr and McNamara weren’t missed in the Betfred Cup victory over Motherwell.

“Mikey has shown to me he can play right wing-back,” said Davidson. “Certain other games we will probably use him there again. But he can also obviously play higher up for us as well.

“Shaun is a right wingback but his performances have been good at right centre-half. It’s just a case of him learning that position.

“He’s strong, quick and good on the ball. He’s still a young lad and will get better and better.

“You have to understand that he’s never played at this level before. Sometimes you forget that and think that he should just fit in straight away.”