Celtic keeper Craig Gordon was entitled to kick back and enjoy the champagne last night as the Hoops lifted the first silverware on offer this season.

Gordon has not conceded a domestic goal since replacing Dorus de Vries in goal back in September in a league win over Kilmarnock.

And last night as the goalkeeper enjoyed another clean sheet and the chance to cavort around Hampden, he was determined to make the most of the moment.

“You learn to enjoy them more as you get older," said Gordon in reference to the medal around his neck. "When I won the Scottish Cup with Hearts in 2006 it was very special but you don’t take that on board as much at that age.

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“I was in my early 20s and I thought that would come along more often. Instead, I had a massive wait for the next chance to win a cup final.

“The more experienced you become, the more you appreciate successes like this one.

“It was a good performance. I felt we were in control for most of the game, apart from 10-15 minutes at the start of the second half when Aberdeen came out and had a go.

“However, once we got the third goal, we knew we were going to win it.”

Gordon had one decent stop from Andrew Considine but other than that it was an afternoon in which he had very little to do.

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He was delighted, though, to get through the competition without Celtic conceding a goal.

"A winner’s medal and a clean sheet was everything we wanted from today," said the 33-year-old. "We went through the entire campaign without losing a goal when we won the \|League Cup two seasons ago and now we’ve repeated the feat.

“It’s very good to win any game and have a clean sheet but to do it in a cup final is very special. I’d have been gutted if we’d lost one late on and I was having a go at the guys in front of me to ensure thay they kept their concentration and saw out the game.

“You can get complacent and make a slack pass that costs you a goal but there was only really one long-range shot towards the end to deal with.

“Once we got the third goal we were well in control.”

While Celtic's triumph will inevitably give credence to the opportunity for Celtic to go on and win a Treble, Gordon was wary of looking too far ahead.

“We haven’t even started the Scottish Cup yet so there’s an awful long way to go before we can start talking about that," he warned.

“It’s important that we stay focused over the next period and make sure that we’re strong in the league. We need to keep going and keep picking up the points so that we don’t give anyone any encouragement.”

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Gordon admitted that he briefly thought about quitting Celtic earlier this season when he lost his place to De Vries and he has praised Celtic goalkeeping coach Stevie Woods for keeping him focussed and ready to take his chance again when it came.

“He’s been huge for me," said Gordon. "The way he reacted when I was left out of the team, the way he helped me. He supports all of the goalkeepers but he was really good when it cam to explaining to me what needed to be done for me to get back into the side.

“He showed me videos of other goalkeepers and talked about different things and all of them helped me. Then we would practise things on the training field..

“There’s still more I want to add to my game and Stevie’s a big part of that.”