KRIS COMMONS would far rather go to Pittodrie and win the league off his own back rather than have Dundee United do Celtic a favour this weekend.

Assuming that Celtic beat Dundee this evening, anything other than victory for the Dons against Jackie McNamara's side will have the champagne corks popping at Parkhead.

It would, however, mean that Celtic celebrate individually rather than collectively. If the champagne is put on ice then it tees up the possibility of the Hoops lifting the title at Pittodrie next weekend.

"Aberdeen is one of those places that can generate a really good crowd, a good atmosphere, we take a really good following," said Commons. "As the standings go they are the second best team in the league so they have everything to play for.

"We've had some relatively tough games, especially up there over the last couple of years. It just makes it a bit more spicy, doesn't it? It's just nice to be involved in a good game knowing you are going to come up against good players.

"I think if we do go up to Aberdeen it would be a party atmosphere if they don't get the result on Saturday. If they do win their game and we have to go up there I think it would be a fantastic atmosphere because at least they would have something to play for."

Pittodrie may appear to be a fitting place for Celtic to win the league given that Aberdeen have been their nearest challengers throughout the campaign.

However, while the Pittodrie side have been there or thereabouts this season - their current points tally of 74 is their best league return in the SPFL - Commons has admitted that he has never viewed McInnes's side as genuine challengers to Celtic's title aspirations.

Insisting that he has never had cause to look at the table after a game, Commons revealed:

"I don't think they have been close enough to really put us under pressure. I think when we've needed to win games we've gone out and done it.

"It wasn't like a couple of years back, when Rangers were in the league, and we thought 'we need to get back on level points' or 'we need to win to pull three points away'. It always felt very tight and every game had a massive importance.

"Whereas I've never got that sort of feeling of 'listen, we need to win this game no matter what because if we don't Aberdeen are going to be hot on our tails', even though they have been five or eight points behind I've never thought 'if we don't win here and they win there they are within touching distance'."

When Rangers were in the league there were clearly far more tension with both teams vying for top spot and one team quick to seek an advantage when points had been dropped.

This league title will be the fourth Championship medal that Commons has won at Celtic - and he does not believe that the gongs won when Rangers have not been in the top flight are different in any way to those when they were.

"I don't think these titles are any easier or harder," he said. "Titles and medals in the cabinet look just as good as Neil Lennon's titles or John Hartson's medals. They say exactly the same thing.

"It's just that when I first walked through the door there was pressure on winning every single game.

"Ultimately titles were won or lost on one game. This year it's not felt like that."