Samaras set for Celtic bow

On-loan Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras is set to make his Celtic debut in the Scottish Cup fifth-round tie against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.

Barry Robson is cup-tied after his £1.25m switch from Dundee United and Japanese signing Koki Mizuno will not play despite travelling with the squad.

Andreas Hinkel may also miss out with a thigh injury he suffered in the 1-0 win over Killie two weeks ago.

Provisional squad: Boruc, Caldwell, McManus, Naylor, Nakamura, Sno, S Brown, Donati, Hartley, McDonald, McGeady, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Riordan, Killen, M Brown, Zurawski, O’Dea, Samaras.