“I think what was important for us was that we started off resuming after the break in a good place, and for that to happen we needed a good performance and a positive result, and both of those things happened.

“Hopefully that gets us up and running again and for us, we try and focus on what our next challenge is.

'My planning and coaching staff know the congestion of fixtures coming up and we have a strong squad of players, and the way we address it is to focus to on Livingston.'

“What happens after that, we deal with after the game.”

The fixture against Aberdeen saw a return for three of the four World Cup stars for Celtic, with Cameron Carter-Vickers and Daizen Maeda starting and Aaron Mooy on the bench.

Alongside bronze medal winner Josip Juranovic, and new recruit Alistair Johnston, each of the Hoops' contingent performed impressively in Qatar, and the manager was delighted with their performances, and the final that gripped the world.

Looking back on the tournament, he said: “It’s been the talk around here and around the world.

“It was a cracking final, it’s what football is all about, scripts you can’t write, endings you can’t believe.

“(Our players) come back with more belief and motivation because, depending on where they are in their careers, they will want more of that.

'They want to take that experience and grow as footballers and people, and I guess for the whole group it shows that what we do here and how we are training and playing transfers well when you’re playing against the best.'

The manager confirmed that Josip Juranovic will return to training next week following on from his third-placed play-off victory on Saturday.

The tournament also showcased the skills of Maeda, so often utilised out wide for Celtic, as a central striker for Japan, and it’s something the manager hasn’t ruled out seeing this season at Celtic Park.

He added: “He can definitely play there. I used him a fair bit there at Yokohama and he’s very effective down the middle with his pressing.

“For us, it’s a good option to have and obviously we have two very good strikers in Kyogo and Giorgos Giakoumakis carrying most of the load and, knock on wood, we’ve been very strong in maintaining our players on the field and not having too many injuries.

“Having Daizen as an option through the middle, I think Liel can play through the middle at times, it just means we have cover if we need to.

“There will be times and maybe this year where we will put Daizen through the middle, but he’s certainly capable of playing a central role.”

Manager: My only focus is for three points against Livingston