Strachan gambles on strikers for final

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has left misfiring strikers Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Georgios Samaras on the bench and handed Glenn Loovens a surprise starting spot for today’s Co-operative Insurance Cup final.

Rangers striker Kris Boyd is also on the bench following his midweek dressing-down from Walter Smith, who is without the injured Madjid Bougherra.