Will Ferry believes Dundee United's second consecutive home win over Celtic bodes well for a "strong end" to an otherwise "disappointing" season.
They followed up their 2-1 victory in December with a fine 2-0 triumph over Martin O'Neill's side on Sunday, with the Irish winger scoring his first goal since joining the Tayside club in 2024.
United have also drawn with leaders Hearts and second-top Rangers despite sitting in the bottom six of the Scottish Premiership.
"We have beaten a team going for the title twice, which is good," Ferry said. "Although our season has been disappointing, our best performances have come against the better teams.
"We don't like to roll over and show people too much respect."
United must win their final two matches before the top flight splits into two, and hope Falkirk lose both of theirs, to have a chance of finishing in the top six.
"It had been a long week building up to it because we were hurting after the derby," Ferry said of Dundee's two stoppage-time goals that secured a 2-2 draw.
"We know top six is technically out of our hands and we need a bit of a miracle.
"It's been frustrating this season and I'm sure 90 per cent of our fanbase feel the same.
"All we can do is influence the end to the season. If we can play like we did against Celtic then we can have a strong end to the year."
