The club can confirm First Team Coach Peter Leven, assisted by Scott Anderson, will take charge of the team for the visit of Celtic to Pittodrie.

Both have worked tirelessly these past few days to oversee training and prepare the squad for Saturday.

Meanwhile, the club has received positive news on the injury sustained by Slobodan Rubežić with a scan revealing he will not require surgery but will miss around 10-12 weeks of action. Stefan Gartenmann will return to training today and may be available for selection this weekend.

An update on the search for a new coaching team will be communicated in due course, but in the meantime Peter and Scott are fully focused on the cinch Premiership fixture and have the full support of everyone at AFC.

Peter Leven and a player will speak to the media this afternoon. Both media conferences will be available on RedTV.