SCOTT Brown said Celtic’s relentless work ethic has been the key to their success so far this season, and the Hoops captain added the desire to stay on top has fuelled their consistency.

The Scottish champions have recorded 11 consecutive wins in domestic competition in 2020 and will look to continue that run tonight (Wednesday) when they take on Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena.

Celtic haven't lost on their travels in the Premiership since a 2-0 defeat to Livingston back in October. And the Hoops skipper said that the hard work put in each day in training has helped ensure he and his team-mates continue their strong form.

“Everyone wants to beat us, whether it’s in the cup of the league,” said Brown. “They want to win and we want to win, so we need to make sure we keep upping our game week in, week out and working harder than any other team.

“Every one of the lads in the team has the hunger to win every game. They want to win trophies and that’s why they came here. That’s why I came here 12-and-a-half seasons ago. I wanted to win trophies, play in the Champions League and play in Europe against the biggest players. I’ve managed to do that and here’s hoping I can continue to do that.”

Celtic are currently 11 points better off in the league at this stage in the season than they were at the same point last year. Brown said that improvement was down to the consistency and relentless desire to win every week.

“Every year we feel like we have to step up and hit the goals we set ourselves at the start of the season,” said the 34-year-old. “We sit down with the management staff and discuss as a team where we want to be and what we want to do. We’re slowly trying to tick everything off and so far we’ve done that well. We need to make sure we keep on top of everything and that applies to every training session and every game.

“The manager and backroom staff have us well-drilled and it’s about making sure we’re relentless week in, week out. We need to make sure we turn up and work hard. You don’t feel the tiredness when you have the ball and are doing well.

"We need to make sure we maintain our standards and do what we do for as long as we possibly can for as long as we can. It’s been a great season so far and we need to focus on the next game.”

Scott Brown: Our relentless work ethic is behind success