CELTIC captain Callum McGregor has dismissed Hearts going top of the table as something Celtic need to worry about, saying ANYONE can get off to a good start.
The crucial part is staying the course over the full 38 games of the Premiership season, he insists.
As the Hoops dropped points at home to Hibs, Hearts beat Falkirk 3-0 to leapfrog them to the summit.
Celtic had 77 percent of possession but couldn’t find the back of the net against David Gray’s men – in a match marred by more protests from groups of Hoops supporters.
Despite that, Brendan Rodgers said he was “happy” with his team’s performance.
And skipper McGregor felt the same way.
The midfielder also claimed it’s too early to take much notice of the league table with only six rounds of fixtures in the books.
He said: “The job of the team is to try and get things going as quickly as possible. If we start well the thing comes to life.
“If we play like that on Thursday I’m pretty sure we’ll win.
“We were searching for rhythm and this game was as good as it’s been.
“Performance-wise we did everything apart from putting the ball in the net.
“It’s such a long season and there is so much football to play.
“Although we didn’t win, if we play like that we’ll amass enough to be where we want.
“Hearts are six games in. Anyone can get off to a good start. Aberdeen did it last year.
“Our objective over 38 games is to finish top, so we can judge it then.”
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