Brown winning fitness race

Celtic midfielder Scott Brown will shrug off an ankle knock in time for Sunday’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League trip to former club Hibernian.

Brown returned against Dundee United in midweek after a two-game suspension and picked up the injury in a 2-1 win.

Skipper Stephen McManus, midfielder Barry Robson and defender Mark Wilson are out for the rest of the season.

Provisional squad: Boruc, Hinkel, Caldwell, Loovens, Naylor, Nakamura, Flood, Scott Brown, Crosas, Hartley, McGeady, McDonald, Samaras , Vennegoor of Hesselink, Mark Brown, O’Dea, Conroy, Maloney.