Callum McGregor says Celtic aren't thinking about Sunday's derby with Rangers until after their Europa League clash with AZ Alkmaar.
Captain McGregor led the Hoops to a 2-0 home win over the Dutch side and they are now just 90 minutes away from the Europa League group stage.
Six wins on the spin have put a difficult summer behind them but their biggest test lies just 72 hours out from their trip to the Netherlands, as they face Rangers for the first time under Ange Postecoglou.
But it's a case of taking it one thing at a time as McGregor told Sky Sports News: "We are not thinking about what was said in the summer, what has been said now. We will let everyone else talk about the Rangers game.
"Our focus is building something special here, the manager speaks about it every day.
"We just want to get better. We try and make the supporters proud of what we are doing. We know that we have still got levels to go."
McGregor went on, saying he's not surprised by how quickly Ange Postecoglou has got the players firing.
He had a sticky start but six straight wins, racking up 24 goals in the process, have re-established the Hoops as a force to be reckoned with.
McGregor added: "I am not sure surprised is the right word, but it has obviously settled down very, very quickly in terms of the manager getting his ideas across to the players and the players actually carrying it out.
"It has probably been sped up in that sense but there was always belief certainly within the dressing room and within the building that we could things going pretty quickly.
"Given the nature of football, you have to produce results and performances quickly - so we knew that pressure was on."
