Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed what he told his players at half-time in their 3-1 victory over Hibernian on Saturday.
The Parkhead side went a goal down early doors as Martin Boyle opened the scoring against the run of play.
In the final five minutes before the break, however, Celtic turned the game on its head. Anthony Ralston played a fine ball over the top of the Hibs defence. After Adam Idah dragged Rocky Bushiri away, Nicolas Kuhn nipped in, rounded Jordan Smith, and tapped into an empty net.
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Idah was central again moments later, this time latching on to Kuhn's chipped pass to finish with power for 2-1.
Rodgers was pleased with his side's first-half showing: "We spoke before the game about building on the success of the past," he said [Sky Sports].
"We won the title two weeks ago, but we have to build on that rather than be settled.
"I thought today we were outstanding.
"We stayed calm when we went behind.
"We kept our calmness, kept working, kept doing the right things, and I said at half-time, 'You've been excellent, you've just got to keep it going'."
Rodgers' men went on to make sure of the points in the second half as Reo Hatate's strike, after some neat one-touch football in and around the opposition box, made it 3-1.
Celtic now face a trip to Pittodrie on Wednesday evening.
Although Kasper Schmeichel started this weekend, Viljami Sinisalo will return to the lineup against Aberdeen: "Vil [Sinisalo] will play," said Rodgers.
"I've already named the team to the guys. They know the team for Wednesday."
