Callum McGregor claims that Celtic will go into their match against Rangers on Saturday with a "siege mentality" and without the support of any Hoops supporters.
With a 2-0 victory over Hearts on Sunday at Tynecastle, Ange Postecogou's team won the Premiership for the second year in a row and put them on track to win the domestic treble this year.
Due to "safety and security" concerns, as was the case when the two teams met at Parkhead in April, only home fans will be permitted into the stadium for the season's last Old Firm league game.
The Celtic captain acknowledged the champions would go to Govan with a spring in their step after yet another title win but ready to deal with unusual circumstances. He was nominated for the PFA Scotland Premiership Player of the Year award along with teammates Reo Hatate and Kyogo Furuhashi and Motherwell striker Kevin van Veen.
It is fantastic to be there as champions, the Scotland midfielder remarked.It's great that we managed to finish with four games left. It demonstrates that we have had a fantastic season.It demonstrates that we have a strong personality as a group, and we must demonstrate this by going there, acting bravely, and playing football.
The big challenge is can we go there and get a positive result from the game and that's what's the full focus will be on, so we have to go in with a siege mentality, understand what the game looks like from that perspective, and give everything we can to get a positive result.
This season, Celtic has played Rangers five times without losing, including the Viaplay Cup final and the Scottish Cup semifinals.
McGregor acknowledges that avoiding defeat against their Old Firm opponents, who are relegated to second place in the league, is "a big incentive" to complete the season.
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