Former Celtic manager John Barnes believes the club's push for 10 in a row won't be spoiled if they receive this season's league trophy early.
The Parkhead club could be awarded the Scottish Premiership title in the coming weeks as the SPFL have the power to end the season due to coronavirus, following a vote in April.
That has led to jibes of a possible "tainted title" from fans of their Glasgow rivals Rangers.
Liverpool great Barnes expects the same from the Reds' great foes Manchester United if they are awarded the league early.
But he insists it won't take the shine off either team's triumph.
And the Anfield legend, who was Parkhead manager for eight months in the 1999/2000 season, also reckons clubs feeling stung by an early relegation need to suck it up.
Speaking to Bonus Code Bets, Barnes said: “If Celtic win the title there has to be promotion and relegation, just like if you do the same thing in England and Liverpool get the title, there has to be promotion and relegation.
“You can’t arbitrarily decide that if a team in League Two 10 or 15 points clear might say ‘why aren’t we being promoted?’.
“Either you honour the league as it is, stopping the league therefore whoever is first wins the league and the bottom three go down and the top three in the next division come up.
“Or, you say we need to finish the season. As to whether it’s tainted, no because this is what it is.
“They’ll get the title whatever the situation and I don’t think anything about it is tainted because you will have deservedly won the league because that’s what was decided.
“Rangers fans will say that. If Liverpool win under the same circumstances maybe Manchester United fans will say that, what does that mean?
“Does that mean that it didn’t happen? Of course it happened.
“I don’t think you have to do that. You can finish the season, there’s not many games to go.
“Once you’re able to play again you can finish the season then start next season.”
