The goalkeeper was especially gutted having led the side out for the big season-opener in the absence of new club captain Gary Caldwell.
Martinez, however, has shot down suggestions the armband may have been a factor in Kirkland’s under-par performance. And the Wigan boss remains 100 per cent behind his number one.
“The captaincy was not a factor – not at all,” Martinez told the Evening Post. “The club captain is Gary Caldwell, who is injured, and the players themselves chose three other representatives – Chris, Steve Gohouri and Emmerson Boyce.
Don’t really think this is the best choice tbh, But sure he captained Celtic