Celtic head coach Brendan Rodgers is aware of their spectacular begin won’t assure victory of their first Outdated Agency recreation of the season in opposition to Rangers.
They face Parkhead on Sunday dwell on Sky Sports activities and the Hoops know victory will take them 5 factors away from their rivals within the Premier League after simply 4 video games.
Philippe Clement is but to win a recreation in opposition to the Outdated Agency and Rangers haven’t received in Glasgow East Finish since 2021.
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Regardless of the dominance of established firms, Rogers urged warning.
“We have labored very onerous in pre-season to develop all elements of the sport, so we’re in a extremely good place,” he instructed us sky sports activities information.
“The factor and the lesson discovered in these video games is which you could’t simply are available and assume you are going to proceed to play that effectively.
“That is one thing we’re at all times cautious of at Celtic as a result of it is very harmful to assume like that.
“We have been enjoying effectively, with and with out the ball, we have performed at a excessive stage, however we nonetheless have to arrange all of the little particulars to verify we proceed to play effectively.”
Celtic received their first recreation final season 1-0 at Ibrox after which received 2-1 at Celtic Park. Within the third assembly, the basketball crew drew a dramatic 3-3 and ultimately received 2-1.
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Relive all of the objectives from final season’s Outdated Agency Scottish Premiership as Celtic and Rangers put together to go head-to-head on Sunday.
Rodgers is assured his facet will proceed to deal with the strain of such an enormous recreation.
“Celtic-Rangers video games, wherever they’re, are at all times a tricky recreation with numerous ardour.
“I feel what we have been making an attempt to do is basically management the efficiency so the outcomes will look pure.
“It is at all times a problem as a result of they’re very emotional video games and various things can occur within the recreation.
“Our focus is at all times on our soccer and enjoying in addition to we will. That is our focus after which we at all times really feel just like the outcomes will deal with themselves.”
“I’ve a really humble crew who labored very, very onerous in pre-season and so they have been doing very well early within the season.
“Now we simply must type out the previous couple of particulars in our preparations and attempt to carry out on the stage we all know we will.”
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