Celtic winger James Forrest says he is desperate to prove his fitness and play his part in helping the Parkhead side with their hectic festive schedule.

The Hoops, who were drawn against Juventus in the Champions League second round draw on Thursday, have five games in 15 days over the Christmas and New Year period starting with today’s game against Ross County.

Forrest has been out of action with a hamstring injury since the 2-0 defeat to Kilmarnock at Parkhead in October but returned to full training this week.

The 21-year-old is hopeful of making a first-team appearance again before the two-week winter break at the start of January.

However, Forrest says if he doesn’t make it then he has complete confidence in his team-mates’ abilities to guide Celtic safely through the busy schedule.

“It is a squad game and if I can’t play then we will have others who can come into the team and do a good job,” Forrest said.

“I watched the game with Arbroath last month and thought the young lads who came in that day all did very well.

“Okay, the team didn’t win and perhaps that looks bad to some people. But the overall performance was decent.”

Elsewhere today, Inverness will look to seize back second spot when they take on bottom team Dundee at the Caledonian Stadium.