Ross Doohan has been thrown an unlikely Scottish Cup lifeline by joining Dundee United on an emergency loan.
An injury to Benji Siegrist in the warm-up against Forfar last Friday left United in a spot of bother with Deniz Mehmet the only other fit keeper at Tannadice.
The 28-year-old has only played three SPFL matches this season with United losing 5-1 to St Mirren and 3-1 against Kilmarnock in his last two appearances.
We can confirm the signing of Goalkeeper Ross Doohan from Celtic on an emergency loan. Ross will join Deniz Mehmet in the squad for Sunday’s Scottish Cup tie at Aberdeen.
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Mehmet will be in goals for tomorrow’s Scottish Cup quarter-final against Aberdeen with Doohan on the bench.
At the start of this season the Scotland u-21 keeper was sent on loan to Ross County. After making five appearances he returned to Celtic in January when Vasilis Barkas and Scott Bain were forced to self-isolate.
Doohan spent the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons on loan at Ayr United where he was first choice in The Championship.
In midweek Conor Hazard was called up onto the bench for Celtic’s 1-1 draw at Aberdeen after Barkas was injured in training.