It’s been a high-profile, high-octane week for the Hoops, and Ange Postecoglou has managed to get his players to rise expertly to the challenges while keeping their feet still firmly on the ground.

And with the second-leg of the UEFA Europa League still to come on Thursday with his side taking a 2-0 lead to AZ Alkmaar, closely followed by the much-anticipated first Glasgow derby of the term next weekend, there is no way Celtic will be discounting the challenge facing them tomorrow (Saturday).

That’s when St Mirren arrive in the East End on SPFL duty, and the manager has stated that, despite the recent results of both sides, no-one at Celtic Park will be taking the match lightly.

He said: “I’d be very surprised if anyone here is taking anything for granted. The world and the football world in particular changes pretty quickly and once you take something for granted, you’ll get a pretty quick reminder that you’ll get brought back down to earth pretty quickly.

“I haven’t sensed that at all with this group. At the moment, the key thing for us is that they’re enjoying their football, they are getting their rewards, and for the most part none of them want to miss out.

“That’s a good thing for and that’s also part of the battle as when I ask them how they feel and they’re all buzzing and they all want to play, but I kind of know that there must be a couple who are feeling a bit sore.

'I think when you have that sort of attitude and enthusiasm, it’s unlikely that they’re going to go in there looking for an easy game.'

"They are going in there to play our football, improve our football and make sure that we don’t stand still at any moment.”

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