Excited Strachan welcomes Reds to house of fun

CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan is anticipating a night of “good fun” in their Champions League Group E rematch with Manchester United at Parkhead tonight.

A 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford last month left the Scottish champions on one point after three games and means a UEFA Cup spot is probably the best they can hope for this season after qualifying for the knockout stages in the previous two years.

Celtic faced United at Parkhead two seasons ago at the same stage of the competition where a Shunsuke Nakamura free-kick gave them an unlikely win and a last-16 spot, but after their comprehensive win in Manchester, the Red Devils are strong favourites to complete the double over the Glasgow giants.