Brendan Rodgers had 5 words for Aberdeen keeper after Celtic clash and they told him all he needed to hear

Walking off the pitch to praise from Brendan Rodgers gave Ross Doohan an idea of how well the Aberdeen keeper had done on his first league start of the season.

The 26-year-old put on an inspired display against his former club Celtic at Pittodrie during the week before he was finally beaten by Reo Hatate. The keeper, who will start at home to St Johnstone today, has had to be patient but has been plunged into the Dons’ firing line since Dimitar Mitov injured his hamstring during a 1-1 draw against Hearts at Tynecastle.

Doohan said: “Brendan Rodgers came up and said, ‘Well done’ and then, ‘Best of luck’. I was happy with how it went. The result on Tuesday result was a bit disappointing but I got a good comment from Brendan and their goalie coach Stevie Woods so I just need to look forward to the game on Saturday.”

Doohan’s night was almost over before it got started as he was left floored after being caught by Kyogo Furuhashi. He was able to resume after some intense treatment. He added: “As soon as it happened I thought, ‘Just take a minute, compose myself’ and then we went through all the protocols with the doc and the medical staff.

“Everything was all clear but you need to put your body in to try and get the ball. Thankfully it was all right and we just move on to the next game.”

Doohan came through the ranks at Celtic and had loans at Dundee United, Ross County and Ayr. He then moved on to Tranmere and Forest Green before he returned to Aberdeen where he was understudy to Kelle Roos and now Mitov.

But he now has the chance in the next few weeks to stake his claim to become Aberdeen’s long-term No.1. Doohan said: “Obviously you won’t be playing every game but you just need to come in, work hard every day and prove