Hoops duo doubtful for opening match

Celtic skipper Scott Brown and winger James Forrest are both doubtful for tomorrow’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League curtain-raiser against Aberdeen at Parkhead.

Brown is struggling with a hip injury while Forrest has a tight groin and both will be assessed in the morning.

Striker Mo Bangura is out with a thigh injury.

Provisional squad: Forster, Matthews, Wanyama, Rogne, Lustig, Mulgrew, Wilson, Izaguirre, Commons, Brown, Forrest, McCourt, Ledley, Kayal, Samaras, Stokes, Hooper, Zaluska, McGeouch, Twardzik.