The last time the sides met the quality of the match was overshadowed by the refereeing controversy which erupted after Dougie McDonald awarded a penalty kick to the Hoops then changed his mind. That kickstarted a series of events which led to the resignation of linesman Steven Craven and also Thursday's calls from Celtic for McDonald to resign.
He said: "Last time we played them it was a fantastic game and it took until the dying minutes for Celtic to get the winner. In the furore that has followed I think that has been lost a bit and nobody has really talked about how well both teams played."
He added: "It was a fantastic game, full of open football. This one is at Parkhead so we're expecting Celtic to have a lot of the ball and attack us.
"But our players have no fear and we'll be trying to create problems for them.
"This is the kind of challenge our players look forward to. We know what it's all about, Celtic will try to dominate us, we've got to stand firm when that happens and then look for openings of our own.
"I think we've got the right to believe we can go there and get something. If my players are strong and brave, like they have been so often in the past for me, then they're certainly good enough.
"I was delighted with the performance against Kilmarnock last weekend and if I get one similar this time round then we won't be far away."
Source: PA
Source: PA