Stephen McManus has played down the significance of Celtic regaining the lead over Rangers at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.
The Hoops had surrendered a four-point advantage to the Ibrox club in recent weeks but a 2-1 win over Hamilton at New Douglas Park on Sunday took them one point clear.
But the Celtic skipper warned against reading too much into the league table at this stage of the season, saying: "We went to Hamilton to try and win the game which we did do which is great. We look to improve but overall we deserved the victory. It is early days and as the manager said you can't win anything at this stage."
He added: "It would be great to stay at the top of the league for the rest of the season but we know it's going to be tough and Rangers will be thinking the exact same as us.
"There is a long way to go. We know we need to improve and we will be working hard to do that."
Hamilton boss Billy Reid watched midfielder Marco Paixao lose possession to Andreas Hinkel which led to Celtic's first goal after 15 minutes and then saw James McArthur pass up on the chance in the 88th minute to give Accies an unlikely point.
However, Reid was not too downhearted, saying: "In the last couple of weeks we have been within 30 seconds of getting all three points at Tannadice and we came very close to getting a point from Celtic.
"So we are heading in the right direction. But I said to the players that we don't want any hard luck stories.
"As long as we learn from the mistakes we made and the mistake was the first goal and that killed the game."
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It's with great sadness that I report Celtic Park was broken into last night. The entire contents of the trophy room were stolen. Strathclyde police are believed to be looking for a man with a green carpet
the realUK. what a pile of pretentious, cliched claptrap.
Bring on the trumpets??
You are a fecking trumpet.
McManus is your first trumpet then
It seems there is a new dawn in football, a seismic shift in the balance of power. Rangers and Celtic the great footballing empires are falling, perishing by every passing week.
As foretold by the oracles. The old giant Dundee Utd will finally arise from it's embedded sleep to take it's rightful place as King of Kings in Scotland and beyond into the promised lands of Europe.
Bring on the trumpets!
Wee Irish boy crying by the side of the road.
A man asks "What's wrong?"
Boy says "Me Ma is dead"
"Oh bejaysus" the man says "Do you want me to get Father O'Riley ?"
Wee boy replies"No thanks Mister, sex is the last ting on me moind roight now."
juicey drugs are for mugs..get help!
Na macmanus must mac stay doin a grand job for the Gers like Strachan and Reid is still doin on the board..boreeed
Oi micky...time to clear off, you did well for us but it's time to pack it in...and if you could also give a lift to the rest of the center halfs on the books we would really appreciate it.
bottom of the europa league and top of the tin pot jock league has the penny not dropped yet with you tims just how bad your team are
What numpty asked McManus for his opinion,we played better for the 10 mins you were off the park 1st half
aye mick as long as you and caldwell play at centre back for celtic you aint going to see any league winners badge do us all a favour please please go in january
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