Source: Eurosport
McDonald promises no distractions
Scott McDonald insists Aberdeen will have Celtic's full attention in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League this weekend - despite a massive Champions League clash with Arsenal looming.
The striker is well aware of the hype surrounding their European play-off with the Barclays Premier League giants and is just as determined as anyone else to see the Hoops join Rangers in the lucrative group stages of the tournament.
But he also knows that a poor start to the domestic campaign at Pittodrie on Saturday would be perceived as a disaster for a team under pressure to win back the title from their bitter rivals.
"Especially at a club like Celtic you have to concentrate on one game at a time because if the result doesn't go our way on Saturday it's the end of the world," said McDonald. "Then we've got Arsenal on the Tuesday and everyone is thinking `Well, if you couldn't beat Aberdeen then you are in trouble against Arsenal.'
"That's the way it works up here. You've got to be on your toes for every game and every game is just as important as the next whether it be Aberdeen in the league or Arsenal in the Champions League.
"Every game right on your door-step is the most important one and that's Aberdeen on Saturday. We couldn't have asked for a tougher place to go in the first game of the season."
