Celtic boss Martin O'Neill has been speaking to the media as his side prepare for Thursday night's Europa League play-off first leg against Stuttgart.
Here are the main points from his news conference:
- O'Neill will manage his 1000th game tomorrow night and the 73-year-old says he was genuinely unaware of the milestone while thanking Celtic "because otherwise it wouldn't have happened".
- On the challenge of Stuttgart, O'Neill stresses "this is a major test for us" and says you would have got long odds on Celtic reaching this stage after their defeat by Midtjylland, a result he describes as an "eye-opener".
- The Northern Irishman is keen to ensure their performances against Feyenoord and Bologna "don't count for nothing".
- But O'Neill thinks this game will be the "toughest" test Celtic have had this season.
- And while O'Neill's ranks have been boosted with several January arrivals, he says he is still "learning about these lads", in contrast to their Uefa Cup run under O'Neill in 2003 when he knew his squad "inside out".
- O'Neill was asked about talks between the club and supporter groups with the Green Brigade still banned from Parkhead. He thinks "there has been some progress" and says "the sooner there is unity at Celtic Park, the better for all concerned".
- O'Neill adds he has "no doubt the crowd contributed" to their fightback at Rugby Park on Sunday.
- When asked about his own future at the club after this season, O'Neill insists "that's too far in the future" for him to think about.