The manager added: “When I came here in 2016, there was always a bit of trepidation, Celtic went through a period when it was difficult both in semi-finals and finals.

“We sit here today as a football club with a feeling that we will win, and whether you do or not, the feeling and the mentality is that we have a feeling that we can go there and perform.

“And that’s a mindset that is with everyone at the club, with players, with supporters, and then you go and deliver, and that’s the plan

“The experience clearly helps you, because you know what it takes to deliver, so I think that a lot of the players here are winners and they understand it, and it’s up to us to help those guys that are coming through this phase for the first time.

“We’re really looking forward to this game. Like I said, the St Johnstone game was poor from our perspective, but the key to this team is how they bounce back.

“And I thought last weekend we were so good in the game – and I expected that, I expected us to be good in the game.

“The attitude was there, the winning attitude, and when we play with the speed, the intensity and the pressing then we’re a very, very difficult team to play against.

“And that’s what I always said when I first came in – I want us to be really, really difficult to play against with and without the ball.”

Watch the video in full to hear the manager on:

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