Celtic survived a 2.30am fire alarm to see off Dundee and book their place in Monday’s draw for the last eight of the Scottish Cup.
Goals early in each half from Leigh Griffiths and Stefan Johansen gave the hoops a 2-0 win in a match that they dominated from start to finish.
A hamstring injury for Kris Commons and Mikael Lustig twisting his ankle was the only downside as Celtic made it seven matches without losing a goal.
The day didn’t start off too comfortably but after a highly successful week Ronny Deila wasn’t too upset by the early start to his day.
“We had a team meeting at 2.30am at the hotel- I had to wake the players up,” the Celtic boss revealed.
“I don’t know if the fire alarm was deliberate but we were laughing. I haven’t experienced it before. I thought it was my phone waking me up but it was a bit more than that.
“We were on the street for 15 minutes and it didn’t help but it was okay, it didn’t put the players off too much. You have to be prepared for anything and stay focused.”
After beating Aberdeen in the previous round Paul Hartley was badly let down by his side’s display.
“We didn’t perform today, we were second best, we are not going to dress it up,” the Dundee boss said. “We just didn’t play well.
“The keeper has been like that in the games he has played. He is a top young goalkeeper and he kept the score line down but too many players had an off-day.
“We were fortunate going in at 1-0 at half-time and to lose a goal straight away. We spoke about it at half-time in terms of staying in the game at least 20 minutes before the end and having a right go.”
