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Martin O'Neill has been speaking to the media before Celtic's trip to Ibrox to face Rangers in the Scottish Cup quarter-final on Sunday.
Here are the key lines from the Celtic boss:
- There are a "couple of niggles" from the midweek win at Aberdeen and Kieran Tierney is a doubt although the foot injury he suffered at Pittodrie is "clearing up".
- O'Neill says Tierney has been "colossal for us" and has been "getting back to almost complete fitness" this season.
- Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has trained for the first time since missing the past three games and having a shoulder injection after a bout of illness. Asked if he'd have a decision to make over whether to start Schmeichel, if fit, or Viljami Sinisalo, O'Neill says: "We'll see. That's the nature of the business, you make big decisions at times."
- As Celtic prepare for their third away game in a week, O'Neill admits it has "been a tall order for us" but is pleased they got through Wednesday night's game at Pittodrie with victory.
- Following last week's 2-2 draw at Ibrox, O'Neill knows Celtic "need to start better" and jokes "if we play like we did in the first half we shouldn't turn up", but the second-half display "gave us great confidence". The fightback from two down was "testament to the players' character".
- O'Neill, who admits he has been "advocating" for a return to full away allocations in derby fixtures, is excited to play in front of 7,500 Celtic fans at Ibrox this weekend.
- He adds: "I shouldn't be interfering in what police say, but it's a 1pm kick-off, isn't it? And they were asking our fans to be in for 10am. Will they get breakfast in there? It's pretty early isn't it? Even by normal standards."
- The 74-year-old admits it would be a "big boost" for his side to get into the semi-finals but "isn't sure" it will have any bearing on league form.
- O'Neill stresses "we're miles away from winning anything" and suggests Celtic fans have been "spoiled" in recent years with "no real challenge" for the league title.
- But he admits this season has been "a challenge" for Celtic with both Hearts and Rangers stepping up their game. He adds: "The overall picture should be a wake-up call for the club."
- Having already missed out on one trophy this season, O'Neill recalls 2003 when they reached the Uefa Cup final but won nothing domestically and says "you've still got Celtic fans saying it was one of the best seasons ever".
