Brown ‘doing really well’ and ‘will be in the squad’ to face Rosenborg

Scott Brown is nearing a return for Celtic, with manager Brendan Rodgers revealing the injured star is “doing really well” in his recovery and “hopefully will be in the squad” to face Rosenborg on Thursday. The 33-year-old has been out of action since mid-October, having been withdrawn after 20 minutes against Hibernian due to a knee injury. He’s missed four league games, two in the Champions League and one outing in the Scottish League Cup.

Despite losing such an influential player, Celtic have flourished in his absence. In the Premiership, they beat Dundee FC (5-0), Heart of the Midlothian (5-0) and Hamilton Academical (3-0) while drawing with Livingston (0-0). They also beat Hearts in the…