Alan Browne makes strong case in Irish draw with Celtic

Celtic 2 Republic of Ireland XI 2: This was always going to be a day when the Brown name dominated Celtic Park yet a midfielder with a similarly sounding surname put his stamp on the occasion too.

Ireland’s Alan Browne not alone punctuated the raucous atmosphere at the Scott Brown Testimonial by curling in an early opener but also dominated for large spells in midfield against the stage’s hero and Patrick Roberts.

On the afternoon that Ireland boss Martin O’Neill and legendary striker Henrik Larsson returned to Paradise, Leigh Griffiths cancelled out Browne’s opener.