Celts duo optimistic

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan hopes to have Shunsuke Nakamura and Shaun Maloney back for their Bank of Scotland Premier League clash with Aberdeen at Pittodrie on Sunday.

The duo missed last week’s shock defeat to Dunfermline with a virus and ankle problem respectively.

Maciej Zurawski is also pushing for a starting place after coming on against the Pars following a hamstring injury.

Provisional squad: Boruc, Telfer, Balde, McManus, Camara, Petrov, Lennon, Hartson, Nakamura, Agathe, Marshall, Virgo, McGeady, Wallace, Lawson, Pearson, Thompson, Sutton, Zurawski, Conroy.