Luke McCowan says we’ll never find out if Celtic would give Rangers a guard of honour were the shoe on the other foot.
And he’s not expecting their rivals to give them one when the champions run out at Ibrox this weekend.
Rangers host the Parkhead side this weekend in the final derby of the season and the Hoops run out as champions for their first game after sealing their fourth title in a row.
Much has been made of whether Rangers will applaud Brendan Rodgers’ team onto the pitch but it seems unlikely.
And McCowan was honest when asked if he expects it.
He said: “No. No, not at all. But that’s just how it is, isn’t it? I don’t know how it would be if it was on the other foot. We’ll never really know I don’t think, but we will wait and see what happens.”
McCowan also doesn’t believe Celtic have a point to prove despite losing the last two derbies – the first time since 2020 they’d suffered consecutive defeats to Rangers.
“I don’t think it’s really a point to prove,” he added. “We are the most consistent team in Scotland, that’s why we won the league.
“But I think it’s just more about showing to ourselves that it’s not about us winning the league last week, it’s about each performance that’s coming along with that and showing that we are champions, wherever we go, regardless of it being at Ibrox on Sunday, or Hibs at home, or anybody.
“It’s about putting on performances and we’ve got targets in our season that we want hit.
“We’ve got other records within the season that we want to break, so that’s the goal and we just need to go and show that.
“Ask anybody on the team our outwith those gates, your head-to-head against Rangers is always going to be important.
“It’s about being consistent throughout your season. It’s about showing that you’re now champions, going into their patch and proving why you are and putting on a performance that shows that, so that’s the kind of goal for Sunday.
“Everybody was disappointed in the last two results against Rangers. There was no hiding that, no getting away from it.
“I think that’s what happens when you come to a club like this, especially Celtic. You’re expected to win at this club and that’s what we should be doing and hopefully come Sunday that’s what we are doing.”
