| As his players reported for work, Craig admitted he was still disappointed about the second half no-show that saw his men crumble to a 4-2 defeat at the hands of old club Inverness Caley.
Added to that was a concern over two-goal left-back Charlie Mulgrew. He limped off with a knee problem.
At kick-off against ICT, the on-loan teenager was the only naturally left-sided player available to Craig and once he was forced off, it left right-footers Lee Mair and Collin Samuel filling in on that flank.
Barry Robson will, at least, be back from suspension for this weekend’s trip to Dunfermline, but the last thing the Tangerines need is another injury absentee.
“We are not sure exactly what Charlie did, but I checked on him yesterday and he was feeling a bit better and we are having him looked at today. Hopefully, he will be OK for Saturday because we are already short.
“He has been doing well since he arrived and, if his first goal on Saturday was good, his second free-kick was out of this world.
“Those goals came at a time when we were threatening to run away with the game, so to play like we did second half was very disappointing. Caley were good after the break, but we were poor.”
That United would like to make Mulgrew’s loan from Celtic permanent at the end of the season goes without saying, but just as obvious is the fact he will be heading back to Parkhead in the summer to challenge for a first-team place there next term. |
