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The Celtic midfielder has a hamstring injury and will miss Saturday's clash in Holland as well as the home game with Iceland on April 1.

A Scottish Football Association spokesman confirmed Hartley left Scotland's training camp at Loch Lomond late on Tuesday night.

Hartley is the fourth player to be ruled out of Saturday night's contest in the Amsterdam ArenA, while his Celtic team-mate Stephen McManus is a major doubt.

Rangers defenders David Weir and Kirk Broadfoot are also out of both games and Derby winger Kris Commons is hoping to overcome a calf problem in time for the Iceland clash.

McManus has an ankle injury and assistant coach Terry Butcher admitted yesterday the defender is not expected to play in Amsterdam.

Tottenham full-back Alan Hutton is also out as he has played only 70 minutes of reserve football since Scotland's friendly defeat by Argentina in November.

Barry Ferguson and Kenny Miller have been nursing injuries but both are expected to face Holland.

Manager George Burley called up Rangers full-back Steven Whittaker on Tuesday and he may have to look for further reinforcements.

Injuries had already denied Burley the services of James McFadden, Shaun Maloney, Barry Robson, Kevin Thomson, Lee Miller and Garry O'Connor when he named his original 26-man squad.