Hoops skipper Scott Brown has insisted that Celtic’s exit from this season’s UEFA Champions League will not mean any let up in the intensity of their domestic performances.

Brendan Rodgers’ side are unbeaten so far on home soil with chatter revolving around whether the Parkhead club can go through the entire campaign without anyone touching them.

The evidence provided so far would suggest it remains a definite possibility given the gulf between Celtic and everyone else; the Parkhead side are currently averaging three goals per domestic game meaning that even in recent weeks when there has been a glimpse of some defensive hesitancy, the menace that the team carry going forward has negated it.

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Friday night’s 4-1 win over Partick Thistle at Firhill has put further daylight between Celtic and the rest of the pack and Brown is keen to maintain the winning form against tomorrow for the visit of Hamilton Accies.

“This is where we want to be,” said Brown. “We never get tired of winning. The manager has told us that he wants us to be ruthless – ruthless and relentless and that is what we are aiming for.

“However long the run lasts doesn’t matter just now. All we care about is coming out of every game with three points. Everyone wants to play, everyone believes that we are building something special.

“No matter who we are playing against, it doesn’t matter; we want to set the tone for the game and we want to score goals.”

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Celtic’s December stretches to a run of 9 games, culminating in a trip to Ibrox to play Rangers before the curtain comes down for a three-week break.

By that stage, Celtic will have played 44 games from the beginning of the summer and Brown has been a mainstay in the side throughout that run.

The chance to down tools will be a welcome one and it will also offer an opportunity to reflect on what has been an intriguing opening six months of Rodgers’ regime.

The swiftness with which Celtic have gone from a team who have stuttered in Europe to one capable of standing tall against some of the big hitters has surprised some observers and Brown believes the Parkhead side deserve to draw some credit from their Champions League campaign.

“We played against Barcelona, the best team in the world, and created chances here at Celtic Park so it is all about going and trying to play to our maximum for 90 minutes and press high up the park as we usually do,” said Brown.

“There is a little bit of frustration but we should also take some pride as well. We have played against a very good Barcelona team who have won the Champions League, who have won major honours in Spain and I think we gave not too bad an account of ourselves. We were also unbeaten over two games against Manchester City.

“I think we have all shown that there is still people out there taking notice of Scottish football. I do think that us getting into the Champions League also keeps us on the map.

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“That is why it is so important for us as a club to be striving to get in there every season. You get in there year after year and it keeps the profile of the club high and it also entices really top players to come and play their football at Celtic. The fans have been exceptional throughout this season, but especially on those European nights.

“That first game in the Nou Camp was the only real disappointment but after that we got better. Again, the home game against Borussia was another one we weren’t happy with. We were favourites going into that one but it didn’t happen and we found it hard. But this is all the things that we want to learn from.

“If we can do that then I think we will expect even more of ourselves next season again.”

One of the interesting facets about Rodgers’ regime is the manner in which he has brought out the best in a number of players, with Brown an obvious example.

The 31-year-old has admitted that he is mentally as well as physically in the best shape of his career as he produces a sustained and consistent level of performance for Celtic.

“I feel good and I am working hard, but I probably feel as fit as I have done at any point in my career,” he said. “There are no niggles, no pain, no apprehension about aggravating an injury. I feel as though it has allowed me to play with some freedom.

“But also the football that the manager has us playing is football that everyone wants to be a part of. We are aggressive, we are focused all the time on pressing teams, on winning the ball on creating chances and scoring goals.

“It is a joy to play in.”

Meanwhile, Brown has maintained that he remains undecided about his future involvement at international level. The Scotland midfielder came out of a brief retirement to take his place in Gordon Strachan’s side for the defeat against England in the FIFA World Cup qualifier and he has yet to decide whether he will call time again on his country.

“I have over three months now before the next qualifiers so I haven’t made a decision yet,” he said. “I will see how my body reacts and see where I am with Celtic and what is happening.”