Auston Trusty is currently absent from Celtic duty because he is mourning the death of his dad.

Before Celtic’s Europa League clash against Celta Vigo last month, Trusty shared a touching tribute to his ‘incredible’ dad on social media.

Shaun Maloney had also shared in his press conference that the Celtic defender was dealing with a ‘private matter’, as the Hoops have played four matches since then, winning once.

Frank McAvennie criticises Auston Trusty for not returning to Celtic duty

If Celtic had been winning games, in a good place, there is no way McAvennie would have decided to bring up Trusty’s current absence.

But just because Celtic are performing poorly, including producing abject defensive performances and everyone is frustrated, it doesn’t mean you have to make uncalled-for and unnecessary comments towards Trusty.

McAvennie even brought up Martin O’Neill stating that Trusty said he is ‘away to celebrate the life of his dad’, to which the former striker responded: ‘Celebrate life? You are getting paid.’

What McAvennie needs to realise from that is that it’s up to Celtic, those in charge of him and those who are paying him, to decide when or how long he should take off, not for pundits to take jabs at him in the media.

Each individual mourns in their own way; let Trusty have his time because surely his family are far more important than anything else he does and will continue to do in life.

Simon Houston: “The Auston Trusty situation is interesting. He seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. Obviously, he lost his father, so he went back to America.”

Frank McAvennie: “You know what, I have every respect for that. But how long do you want off?”

Houston: “I know what you are saying.”

McAvennie: “Martin said, ‘He is away to celebrate the life of his dad.’ Celebrate life? You have a football; you are getting paid.”

Houston: “I don’t think we can criticise him for being across the loss of his father.”

McAvennie: “How long is it going to be?”

Houston: “Some people deal with that in different ways. Some people are more robust than others when it comes to loss and grief.”