Celtic V Aberdeen - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.Deila prepared for Dons duelRonny Deila believes one of the biggest fixtures in the Premiership calendar this season will be on Saturday when Aberdeen visit Celtic Park.The Dons have been tipped to finish runners-up to Celtic although the Parkhead side are still trying to find top form having gone four games without a win and having crashed out of the Champions League qualifiers.The Hoops will play only their second league game of the season at Celtic Park and the Norwegian is looking for his side to replicate the form showed in the 6-1 home win over Dundee United last month.The former Stromsgodset boss, however, is aware that Derek McInnes's side beat Celtic twice last season when predecessor Neil Lennon was in charge, once in the William Hill Scottish Cup and once in the league."Aberdeen is the biggest club besides Celtic and they are a good team," said Deila."They beat Celtic twice last year so it is going to be an exciting game."I am looking forward to playing at Celtic Park again and I am hoping for another performance like we had against Dundee United and (if we do) then we have a good chance of getting a good result."That is how we want to play and even better."I liked a lot of things in that game and we have to take the positives from it."I have seen Aberdeen twice in Aberdeen and I have also seen them on video."So I know their strengths and weaknesses and we have to be ready."Deila will be without Charlie Mulgrew who picked up a knee injury playing for Scotland against Germany in Dortmund on Sunday.Winger Aleksandar Tonev, on a season-long loan from Aston Villa, is still struggling to shake off a groin injury.However, Deila hopes skipper Scott Brown could make his first appearance of the season against the Pittodrie men, following his recovery from a hamstring injury sustained in a pre-season friendly against Rapid Vienna.Ghanaian winger Wakaso Mubarak, on a one-year loan deal from Rubin Kazan, Serbian striker Stefan Scepovic, who signed a four-year contract from Sporting Gijon on transfer deadline day and Swedish forward John Guidetti, who arrived on loan from Manchester City, could all play.The Hoops boss said: "Some players have played (during the international break) and some haven't so we have to see them individuallyBut it looks good."It is important that players get the experience at international level that will develop them and develop us."We have a good squad and we have to start work now."Celtic have won 18 consecutive home league matches against the Dons but boss McInnes believes defender Ash Taylor can cope with the Parkhead pressure.He will partner Mark Reynolds in defence after captain Russell Anderson was ruled out for the rest of the month following knee surgery."Ash might have played in some cup games down the road against big teams, I am sure he will have played in enough games to make sure he will be ready for it," he told the Press and Journal
"Ash is in a good place at the minute
He is training well and feeling the confidence of having played."I am confident he, like the rest of the team, won't be fazed by the game
And it would be wrong to say Ash has his chance just because of Russell's injury."He was excellent against Partick Thistle and in the games he has played he has shown enough for us to see what he is capable of."He has the opportunity to build on a couple of strong performances."For any new player coming in, he wants to prove himself to the support and his team-mates and he is working towards that."But with Scepovic and Guidetti eager to make an instant impact McInnes insisted former Tranmere ace Taylor can keep them quiet.He said: "He is a very good talker for somebody so young
He is a very good organiser, brings a real presence and makes good use of the ball, but he is there to defend first and foremost."We are not the biggest of teams so Ash gives us that bit of bulk and presence and for someone so young, he has played a lot of games."We felt central defence was a position that we needed to strengthen
You are never too sure with Russell's history with injuries
He managed to play a brilliant number of games for us last year but we just felt we needed another centre back."
Source : PA
Source: PA