Callum McGregor comments on Celtic midfielder Scott Brown

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Brendan Rodgers’s Celtic will face RB Salzburg in the Europa League on Thursday.

Celtic midfielder Callum McGregor has admitted to The Scottish Sun that he is surprised that his teammate Scott Brown is not starting at the moment.

Brown is now fully fit and has recovered from his recent injury problems, but Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is not including the former Scotland international in his striating lineup.

The Hoops are playing well without their captain, with the likes of McGregor and his teammate Ryan Christie stepping up.

The 25-year-old central midfielder has admitted that he is surprised that 33-year-old Brown is not in the Celtic starting lineup at the moment.

McGregor told The Scottish Sun: “Is it strange? Of course. He’s been in the Celtic team for the last ten years.

“Every time he’s been fit, he’s played. But I am sure Broony will get back in the team.”

No start on Thursday?

Celtic will return to action on Thursday evening when they take on RB Salzburg at Celtic Park in the Europa League Group B.

The Glasgow giants can still progress to the knockout stages of the European competition.

Brown is available for the match, but former Celtic attacking midfielder Kris Commons thinks that manager Rodgers should not include the Scotsman in the starting lineup.

Commons wrote in The Daily Mail: “Brendan Rodgers must fight all of his natural urges and resist the temptation to play Scott Brown against Red Bull Salzburg on Thursday night.

“It’s just not the right time. Brown doesn’t quite seem 100-per-cent fit just now. That’s part of the issue.”