Cameron Carter-Vickers insists Celtic have already shown they are the best and have nothing to prove at Ibrox.
But the American is clear his side’s burning desire for an Old Firm triumph isn’t cooled by title success.
Brendan Rodgers’ side head across the city on Sunday with the Premiership crown already perched on their heads.
Celtic have lost their two games against Rangers, but Carter-Vickers doesn’t entertain statements such as setting the record straight due to the fact his side have proven themselves the country’s best team by winning the league.
The drive remains sky high within the camp to deliver a derby victory because it means so much to the squad and the fans.
When it was put to Carter-Vickers that Celtic may travel with added motivation to set the record straight after the back-to-back defeats, he responded by saying: “Yes. I mean, some people might say set the record (straight). I wouldn’t personally use that kind of language because for me, it’s not just like one or two games in the season, but the whole 38.
“And I think we’ve shown over the 38 games that we are the best team. But, yeah, we definitely want to win the game next weekend and put in a strong performance because, at the end of the day, we know it’s something that the fans care about and we care about also.
“Of course we want to win. We want to win every game we play. And that’s no different for who it is.
“We’ll have a couple of days where we can celebrate winning the league and then our full focus will be on that game and trying to win it.”
Celtic will stride onto the pitch at Ibrox with title in the bag following their resounding 5-0 weekend win over Dundee United.
It is a 13th title in 14 years for the champions and puts them one game away from securing a staggering sixth Treble in nine seasons.
Celtic’s success may be frequent and relentless, but Carter-Vickers doesn’t feel the constant success will ever dilute his thirst for more.
Rodgers and skipper Callum McGregor have already outlined the quest to keep improving and win more and more silverware.
Carter-Vickers doesn’t believe he’ll ever tire of winning trophies as he explained: “I don’t think so. Especially with the league.
“When you get around the stage where you can clinch the title and get that tied up, you definitely look forward to it because it just shows the effort and all the hard work we’ve put in for months now. That’s kind of the ribbon on the achievement if you want.
“That’s why for me, the league is so special. You don’t win a league unless you have been giving it 100 per cent right from pre-season, which I’m sure if you ask most of the boys now, they couldn’t even remember what was going on there.
“There are still four games left to play and we want to finish strong, with the cup final as well. But I think we can be satisfied with our league campaign so far.”
