Saturday 4 February 2017 12:52, UK
Celtic assistant manager Chris Davies expects a tough afternoon when his side face St Johnstone on Sunday.
The reigning Scottish Premiership champions have been nigh-on unstoppable in 2016-17, unbeaten in 23 games this season with their only draw coming against Inverness early in the campaign.
Sunday's game sees Celtic look for a 19th consecutive league victory but they face the side who last inflicted a domestic defeat on them - 2-1 at McDiarmid Park in the penultimate game of last season.
And Davies is full of praise for the work Saints boss Tommy Wright has done to ensure his side competes for a place in Europe - they sit in fifth heading into the weekend six points adrift of Aberdeen in third.
"I think Tommy maximises the resources he has," said Davies, whose side edged past St Johnstone 1-0 at Celtic Park last month.
"I think they have a great spirit, they have a bit of quality in there and they can be a difficult team to play against.
"We beat them at Celtic Park by a goal but we are away from home this time.
"When we went there earlier in the season, we went ahead early in the game and they fought back.
"That is what they have got, they have a real spirit about them and a mentality and that is an enormous part of being a good team.
"Obviously we analysed the game we played against them and we have got some ideas for the game-plan for this game and we are expecting a difficult game.
"We can only control our own performances. Every game is difficult and you have always got to savour the wins. They don't just come out of nothing. It is really important to recognise that every single point and win is important."
