Celtic boosted as Brown travels with the squad for Rosenborg clash

Scott Brown has handed Celtic a fitness boost after joining the rest of his team-mates in flying to Norway for the game against Rosenborg.

The Daily Record has hinted that Brown could be in contention to feature for the Hoops on Thursday night after recently returning to training.

Brown took part in a full training session early Wednesday morning before joining the rest of the squad on the midweek trip to Norway, as confirmed by the club’s official Twitter account.

The midfielder has not featured for the Hoops since the victory against Hibernian in late October.

Brendan Rodgers has been keen to manage the player carefully and could look to give the club captain some minutes off the bench on Thursday night.

Celtic will be fully aware of the importance of the meeting with Rosenborg, who themselves have already confirmed that they’ll be playing a weakened side.

Rodgers’ men need a positive result in order to give themselves the best possible chance of qualifying out of the group.