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Scott Brown's #One2Eleven: Celtic captain picks his team on The Fantasy Football Club

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Celtic captain Scott Brown has picked his #One2Eleven on The Fantasy Football Club.

The 31-year-old midfielder made his 400th appearance for the club in January and is set to feature when Celtic face Rangers in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday, live on Sky Sports.

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Brendan Rodgers' side are looking to complete the season unbeaten, having won 26 of their previous 27 league matches. Their only dropped points of the campaign so far came from a 2-2 draw at Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Ahead of Sunday's Glasgow derby clash, we asked Brown for his #One2Eleven, with the midfielder opting for a 4-4-2 formation...

Scott Brown has selected his #One2Eleven on The Fantasy Football Club

GOALKEEPER: Craig Gordon

It's difficult to choose, I've played with some great goalkeepers. Artur Boruc and Fraser Forster were very good but I play with Craig now and have done for Scotland too.

Craig has to be my No 1. This season especially his technique and passing has been very important in the way we are playing. He starts everything at the back. He's like an extra defender for us with a wand of a left foot.

Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon has signed a new contract with the club until 2020.
Image: Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon recently signed a new contract with the club until 2020.

RIGHT BACK: Steven Whittaker

He came through the youth team with me at Hibs. Sadly, he went one way and I went the other when we both came to Glasgow. We stayed great pals.

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One thing people might not know, he was probably one of the best finishers at Hibs when we were both playing there.

CENTRE-BACK: Virgil van Dijk

He came to Celtic and couldn't get a game to start with. But after a few weeks he showed what a top-quality player he is and came into the team. He has gone on to bigger and better things but I feel we played a part in making him the player he is today.

Virgil van Dijk
Image: Virgil van Dijk left Celtic to join Premier League side Southampton

CENTRE-BACK: Mikael Lustig

Mikael is as steady as they come. He has great banter in the dressing room but his gear is a bit Swedish! The way he has played this season has been great and he seems to be getting better with age.

LEFT BACK: Kieran Tierney

He's only a young lad but Kieran has been fantastic for Celtic this season. He is always pushing the boundary and that's what I like about him. He's willing to make that last-ditch tackle and he'll go through anything in a 50-50 challenge.

RIGHT MIDFIELD: James Forrest

This was a difficult one between James McFadden and James Forrest. McFadden for Scotland was fantastic. Forrest is a lot younger but he's pushed on this season and is coming through. He's been brilliant and really good for us, plus he's still at the club!

James Forrest (left) could be in action this lunchtime, live on Sky Sports
Image: James Forrest (left) is in Scott Brown's #One2Eleven

CENTRE MIDFIELD: Victor Wanyama

Victor came in as a centre-half and nobody was really sure what his best position was. The first few days in training we were thinking, 'Nobody wants to fight the big man, his arms are everywhere!'

But ever since then he's got the ball down and he's a top-quality player. We all knew he would go on to huge things.

Victor Wanyama celebrates Celtic's opening goal against Barcelona
Image: Victor Wanyama famously scored for Celtic against Barcelona in the Champions League

CENTRE MIDFIELD: Kevin Thomson

We came through the academy together and he's one of my best mates in football. We shared a house when we were 17 so Thommo has to be in my team. His left foot is fantastic, he was always available on the turn and his passing was crisp.

LEFT MIDFIELD: Shunsuke Nakamura

He was exceptional when I was first coming into the Celtic team. He would hit free-kicks for hours on end in training.

He was fantastic, hard-working, and the first person you would see stretching in the gym. Naka was always about keeping himself stretched and lean, the ultimate professional.

STRIKER: Steven Fletcher

He was another to come through the team at Hibs with me. He is fantastic and it was a close contest between him and Gary Hooper.

I have a great bond with Fletch and we still speak to each other all the time now. A great finisher with his left but his right foot is absolutely useless. He'll admit that too!

Jan Durica knocks the ball away from Steven Fletcher
Image: Steven Fletcher in action for Scotland

STRIKER: Robbie Keane

Robbie came here in January under Tony Mowbray. We were going through a tough spell and Robbie scored so many goals for us, he was fantastic.

In his short time here he was pretty much the model professional. He was so sharp over the first two or three yards and you don't appreciate that until you've seen it up close.

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