Bain to start League Cup final

Scott Bain will start in goal for Celtic against Aberdeen in the League Cup final on Sunday.

The 27-year-old will make his fifth appearance of the season at Hampden Park, as the Hoops make their first bid for silverware in the 2018-19 campaign.

Brendan Rodgers had enacted a policy of giving his second string goalkeeper time between the sticks in domestic cup matches.

Craig Gordon will be given the afternoon off, and will likely have to watch from the sideline along with thousands of others hoping for a Celtic victory.

Quoted by BBC Sport, Bain said of his preparation for the clash:

I don’t think there’s much better preparation you can get,

Every game I’ve gone into here I’ve had the best preparation I’ve ever had in my career and I’ve felt confident in every game I’ve played in.

I’ve played over 250 games now, so not playing over a couple of weeks is not really a big deal for me when I’ve got all the facilities here and the top players to test myself with every day.

I think since I’ve come here I’ve improved and that’s all I can keep doing.

Aberdeen have had a mixed start to the season, and currently sit sixth in the league table.