Brown slams Killie’s roughhouse tactics

CELTIC midfielder Scott Brown claims Shunsuke Nakamura was subjected to some “ridiculous” challenges by Kilmarnock players before having to go off injured in the Co-operative Insurance Cup tie.

Nakamura scored his side’s second goal on Wednesday night with a trademark free-kick — his seventh in total against the Ayrshire side — minutes before he was booked by referee Craig Thomson for pointing out to the official that he had been on the wrong end of four tough tackles.

The 30-year-old midfielder remained in the dressing room at the interval nursing a bruised thigh as the Scottish champion booked their semi-final place with a 3-1 win.