Molde coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says veteran midfielder Daniel Berg Hestad will start against Celtic on Thursday night in a crunch Europa League game.
Berg Hestad, who turned 40 years old in July, started on the bench for Molde's penultimate league game of the season earlier today, but was brought on 12 minutes from the end.
Molde played out a comprehensive 4-1 win over Viking to sign off on their home campaign in style; they have one further league game left, next weekend away at Start.
Solskjaer has now started to think about his side's trip to Scotland and has assured Berg Hestad that he will be starting at Celtic Park.
"Daniel starts against Celtic", Solskjaer told rbnett.
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"He has been incredibly good in Europe this season and on several times has stood out. He deserves it.
"He is a fantastic ambassador for the club and his family. So unless something drastic happens, he will start."
Born in Molde, Berg Hestad holds the record for the most matches in the Norwegian top flight, while he made his senior debut for Molde in 1993, remaining with the club until departing for Dutch outfit Heerenveen in 2003.
In 2005, the midfielder returned to Molde, where he has won three top flight titles and four Norwegian Cups.
