Tuesday 27 December 2016 16:39, UK
Craig Gordon has flagged up Celtic's Hampden horror show against Ross County last season as a reminder of the Staggies' danger ahead of their Parkhead visit.
The Highlanders created a massive upset in January by coming from behind to beat Ronny Deila's 10-man Celtic 3-1 in a League Cup semi-final at the national stadium and end their hopes of a treble.
Celtic have become a different proposition under Brendan Rodgers and have gone 22 domestic games unbeaten this season. They could make it 14 league wins in a row when they host County on Wednesday night but Gordon knows standards will need to remain high.
"They are a very difficult team to play against," he said. "We have done well against them in recent times but you don't have to look too far back to the one at Hampden where they managed to beat us.
"So we know that if we don't play up to our standards then we are in for a really tough game.
"We will have to concentrate fully, get our own preparation right and if we do that we will go in with the confidence on the back of what is an incredible unbeaten run."
The Scottish champions finish off the year with a trip to Ibrox on Hogmanay, in what will be their ninth game in December. As the attention of fans and media turns towards the Rangers match by the day, Gordon insists there is no problem keeping the focus on Ross County.
"We are very focused on the next one. We have done that the whole way along and we will continue to do that," he said.
"We have used a big number of players in the last few weeks as the fixtures have been really heavy, everybody is contributing and just looking towards the next game.
"It is hard. We have used our squad and everybody who has come in has stepped up and we have continued to win games. If we can continue to do that for the next few games and put in the performances, we will give ourselves a good chance to finish the month unbeaten."
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