McCourt starts for Celtic

Paddy McCourt was handed an immediate chance to prove he can help fill the void created by Aiden McGeady’s departure to Spartak Moscow as Celtic manager Neil Lennon started with the winger at Inverness.

On the eve of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League opener, McCourt had vowed to disprove Lennon’s claim the Northern Ireland international would never be as fit as his team-mates and he replaced Efrain Jaurez in the line-up.