Jota in Celtic injury sweat for Rangers showdown as Ange Postecoglou names 4 Scottish Cup doubts

Wing king Jota has joined the list of Celtic stars facing a battle to be fit for Hampden. But Ange Postecoglou is more concerned about his bid to shatter a Parkhead goal record that’s stood since the First World War.

The Hoops boss revealed Jota, Reo Hatate, Liel Abada and James Forrest are all out of today’s Premiership clash with Motherwell and scraping to make next Sunday’s Scottish Cup semi showdown with Rangers. Defender Cameron Carter-Vickers will be in the side against the Steelmen with a view to next week – despite Postecoglou refusing to shoot down Record Sport’s revelation the US star could need surgeon on a long-standing knee issue.

The Celtic gaffer brushed off the injury worries though – and revealed he has his sights set on getting over the Premiership finishing line with a record number of goals scored. Legendary manager Jimmy McGrory’s men hit 116 in the league in 1915, the Lisbon Lions stuck 111 and Brendan Rodgers’ troops hit a modern high mark of 106 in his Invincibles season.

Postecoglou’s men have already found the net 102 times with six Premiership games to go and the manager wants more. He said: “As much as we get defined by success, and that means winning trophies and games of football, the most pleasing thing for me is the number of goals we’ve scored.

“I still think that’s the best part of football. It goes beyond winning. You know with winning, sometimes you can win and not really enjoy the game.

“But no one ever doesn’t enjoy a goal. Even the most scrambling, ugliest of goals, still get celebrated. I love the fact we have scored a lot and if there is one record I’d be most proud of breaking then it would be the most goals scored by the club – because I’ll know how much joy it’s brought