Celtic boss Martin O'Neill has been previewing Saturday evening's good-looking clash with St Mirren. The Bhoys have won all of their Premiership games so far, but St Mirren have not been far behind, only two points behind after winning three of their first four and drawing the other.
On form, it should be Celtic's biggest test of the season so far, and O'Neill is well aware of the danger the Buddies pose, especially with Celtic playing away from home.
"I think they've been great. Really, really great. Really terrific, you know," said the Hoops boss.
"They fought back against Motherwell. Terrific, really terrific, considering their precarious position last season. They're playing. They're an absolute delight, seriously. They've been terrific."
Celtic will remain without Alistair Johnston and Jota, who are expected to be out until October, while new signing Landon Emenalo is going to be out for a few weeks.
Kieran Tierney and Kasper Hogh are also expected to be out having missed the midweek win over Aberdeen. O'Neill was hopeful of a return for the pair this weekend, but that will not be the case.
"Yeah, so, Kieran is doing fine at this minute," O'Neill added. "Really fine. I thought that he might be a wee bit longer, and he's doing fine.
"Kasper is also on the mend as well. So, I think that, if not next midweek, then hopefully they'll be ready for the game after that."
Asked if there is any chance of either of the two being involved, O'Neill confirmed: "I would have thought very, very unlikely for both of them."
Camilo Duran has been doing superbly in the centre-forward position, scoring three in his last two games. The Colombian's natural position is through the middle, but he has found himself regularly playing wide due to Hogh playing.
Meanwhile, there is a problem on the left due to both Tierney and Emenalo being absent, but Liam Scales can deputise there despite being a centre-back.
Interestingly, Emenalo is not in Celtic's Europa League squad, so if Tierney picks up an injury, this issue could continue to plague the Bhoys in Europe, where they are far less likely to get away with it.
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