Celtic were on Friday standing by skipper Scott Brown after images of him slumped on the pavement and apparently drunk on a night out in Edinburgh emerged just days before Sunday 's League Cup final . The pictures , published in a tabloid newspaper , were taken after the Scotland captain had allegedly spent Wednesday night drinking with friends in lap-dancing bars in the capital . Brown was also shown eating fast food in the photographs , flying in the face of manager Ronny Deila ’ s instructions to his players to be ‘ 24-hour athletes ’ . Celtic captain Scott Brown eats fast food while sat on the floor and apparently drunk . Brown is seen leaving Baby Dolls after being reportedly told by a bouncer to 'get some food and sober up ' Brown tucks into a pizza after popping in to Kingfisher kebab and pizza shop . Celtic manager Ronny Deila has banned chips and fizzy drinks from the players ’ menu since his arrival . The midfielder was described as being unsteady on his feet by witnesses in Edinburgh on Wednesday . Brown looks to be enjoying his food as he polishes off the pizza while still sitting on the floor . Celtic refused to comment on the reports but Sportsmail understands the Parkhead club are playing down the seriousness of the incident after Deila gave his squad Thursday off . Brown , who has made 42 appearances for his country and is just eight caps away from entering the SFA ’ s hall of Fame , returned to training on Friday ahead of Sunday ’ s clash with Dundee United at Hampden . The Scottish Sun reported that Brown was in the Burke and Hare nightclub where he enjoyed the attention of scantily-clad girls and offered to buy dances for fellow drinkers . But he was reported to have had an argument with some of the dancers and a barman had to intervene to calm the situation . Brown then left for the Western Bar where he was refused entry but was successful in getting into the nearby Baby Dolls lap-dancing bar . The Sun reports that Brown was told by a bouncer to 'get some food and sober up ' and he went on to fall asleep during a dance . Brown ( right ) was out with a group of friends after a day off from training by Celtic manager Ronny Deila . Brown ( left ) was likely to have some explaining to do when he reported for Celtic training on Friday . Brown is put through his paces during the Scottish giants training session on Friday . Brown will be hoping to lift the Scottish League Cup on Sunday when Celtic play Dundee United . A source from Baby Dolls told the Sun : 'Brown and his pals weren ’ t in long . They had a couple of dances then left with no trouble , although they both clearly had a good drink in them . 'Scott was a bit wobbly on his feet . ' Brown was a £4.4million signing from Hibernian in 2007 – the largest fee between two Scottish clubs . The Scotland international ( left ) joined Celtic in a £4.4m deal from Hibernian in May 2007 .
Scott Brown was out with friends in Edinburgh on Wednesday night . Celtic midfielder apparently toured the city 's lap-dancing bars with friends . Brown was reportedly told by a bouncer to 'get some food and sober up ' Pictures show him munching his way through some late night fast food . Celtic refuse to comment and are understood to be playing down incident . Celtic face Hare in the Scottish League Cup final on Sunday .