Bhoys boss Strachan keeps focus on prickly Cally Thistle test

CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan is refusing to treat the visit of Inverness Caledonian Thistle as a warm-up for their crucial Champions League game against Manchester United next week.

Celtic are 15 points clear of Rangers, Hearts and Aberdeen at the top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League and odds-on to overcome the Highlanders today for an 11th straight league win.

Next Tuesday, however, the Hoops face a different challenge in the Champions League where they probably need to take at least a point against United to progress to the knockout stages for the first time.