It was another game without a goal for Celtic striker Kasper Hogh.

During the opening months of the season, the likes of Chris Sutton have been critical of Hogh and his painful start to life in Glasgow.

But following Celtic’s 2-2 draw against Dundee United at Parkhead on Wednesday night, where Hogh was taken off at half-time by Martin O’Neill, Sutton couldn’t keep so quiet.

Chris Sutton suggests Martin O’Neill was wrong to substitute Kasper Hogh against Dundee United

It needs to be noted that Sutton was at Tynecastle on Wednesday night covering Hearts’ 2-2 draw against Rangers.

So, more than likely, he wouldn’t have seen the action at Celtic Park, but he was still correct to question the half-time substitution.

What makes matters worse here is that Hogh had a strong 45 minutes, including assisting Duran for the opening goal.

It wasn’t the Denmark star’s fault that Celtic can’t defend and folded under Dundee United’s pressure to the point that they conceded in quick succession and went into the break 2-1 behind.

Either way, Sutton was right to be critical of O’Neill’s call to take off Hogh, who should be annoyed by his manager’s unnecessary actions.

“Playing Kasper Hogh and hooking him off after 45 minutes isn’t helping him,” said Sutton. “And isn’t helping Celtic, and isn’t helping Camilo Duran…”

What next for Hogh?

On the one hand, you have O’Neill keeping faith in his struggling striker by starting him in a game where many wanted Duran to start up top.

But then that very same individual finds himself hooked, so it surely has only derailed his confidence even further.

What will O’Neill do with Hogh now? If he does start for Celtic at the weekend, will the player really take confidence from that, knowing he will be taken off if the team is behind, even if it isn’t his fault?!

Not only that, where does Duran go? Back to being a starting striker? But only for an hour against Falkirk, then he will be back on the flank for the next game?!

It’s nearly Christmas, and there is no consistency in what O’Neill and his coaching staff want from their forward line.