Glasgow: Celtic manager Ronny Deila says he is taking nothing for granted despite his side opening a six-point gap over rivals Aberdeen at the top of the table following a 4-0 thrashing of the Dons on Sunday.
Jason Denayer, Leigh Griffiths, Gary Mackay-Steven and Stefan Johansen all scored as Celtic put a huge dent in Aberdeen’s title hopes to move a step closer to claiming their fourth Scottish Premiership title in a row.
The Glasgow giants could now extend their lead to nine points if they can claim victory against St Johnstone in their rearranged fixture on Wednesday night.
But, after his previous experiences at Norwegian club Stromsgodset, where he twice watched his side fritter away big advantages in title run-ins, Deila refused to concede the title race was over.
“We have put ourselves in a very good position. Now it’s six points and we have the possibility to get nine and we have a huge goal difference as well,” the Celtic manager said.
“But I don’t take anything for granted. I’ve been in football for many years now and with my former club we were three times leading in the summer by seven points but it took us three years to win the league.
“So, I know how quickly it can turn around if you start to lose focus on the right things.
“If we do everything we have done so far for the rest of the season it is going to be very hard for everyone else but anything can happen in football.
“We just have to keep on working in the same way and develop as a team and as individuals.”
After bringing Aberdeen’s 13-game unbeaten run to an end, Deila now has his eyes set firmly on continuing their own eight-match winning run in the league as well as claiming a historic domestic treble.
“We want to win everything we have entered and we have high goals,” the Hoops boss explained.
“There are very important games now coming up; St Johnstone first then Dundee United in the quarter-final of the Scottish Cup.
“If we are going to win the treble then we need to keep on performing.”
