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Scott Brown impressed with Celtic and Scotland star James Forrest

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Celtic winger James Forrest starred for Scotland against Albania on Saturday.

James Forrest (L) of Celtic FC looks to beat Bobby Burns (R) of Livingston FC during the Ladbrokes Premiership match between Livingston and Celtic at Tony Macaroni Arena on November 11,...

Celtic midfielder Scott Brown has praised his teammate and Scotland international winger James Forrest on Twitter.

Brown was impressed with the performance of his Celtic teammate Forrest for Scotland against Albania on Saturday evening.

The 27-year-old winger scored twice for Scotland in their comfortable 4-0 win against Albania away from home in the UEFA Nations League Group C1.

The winger scored his first goal of the match in the 55th minute and doubled his own personal tally midway through the second half.

Ryan Fraser put Scotland in the lead in the 14th minute, and Steven Fletcher made it 2-0 on the stroke of half time from the penalty spot.

James Forrest of Celtic FC reacts during the Ladbrokes Premiership match between Livingston and Celtic at Tony Macaroni Arena on November 11, 2018 in Livingston, Scotland.

Former Scotland international midfielder Brown was following the match, and the 33-year-old – who has been on the books of Celtic since the summer of 2007 when he joined from Hibernian for a transfer fee reported by The Guardian to be worth £4.4 millionwas impressed with the display produced by Forrest, whose goals against Albania were also his first for Scotland.

Scott Brown of Celtic is seen at full time during the Scottish Premier League between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park Stadium on September 2, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland.