Hectic Celtic workload relished by Parkhead star as he insists Hoops have nothing to prove against Rangers

Arne Engels has dismissed suggestions that Celtic have something to prover when they face Rangers at Parkhead this weekend.

 

The Hoops head into Sunday’s derby encounter with a massive 16-point lead at the top of the table. And with with the League Cup already locked away in the club’s trophy room, and a place in the Scottish Cup semi-finals secured, Brendan Rodgers’ side are on course for a domestic Treble.

Rangers have endured a disastrous season on the domestic front and only have the Europa League to play for in their bid to avoid a trophyless season. However, Barry Ferguson’s side will be able to draw on their 3-0 Old Firm win on January 2 to look back on heading into Sunday’s latest installment after dishing out Celtic’s first defeat of the league campaign.

Celtic don’t need to make a statement vs Rangers

The nature of the heavy loss was difficult for Celtic to stomach but Engels is eyeing maximum points rather than feeling the need to make a statement.

“We just want to win and that’s the most important thing,” the Belgium international said. “It doesn’t need to be always pretty. We just need to win and that’s our main focus now on every game.

 

“We just need to win and don’t need to show everybody how good we are because we showed it already a lot of times. It’s now about winning every game and that’s always our mindset and it will always be our mindset every week.