Strachan wants momentum

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan expects Shaun Maloney and the other Hoops’ players who took knocks in Wednesday’s Champions League win over Villarreal to be ready for tomorrow’s Scottish Premier League clash with Hearts at Parkhead.

Maloney received some treatment at Celtic Park after the Villarreal game but should be fit for the visit of Edinburgh club.

Defender Lee Naylor (virus) and Barry Robson (thigh) are still out.

Provisional squad: Boruc, Hinkel, Caldwell, McManus, Wilson, O’Dea, Nakamura, S Brown, Hartley, McGeady, McGowan, Maloney, Samaras, McDonald, M Brown, Loovens, Mizuno, Caddis.