Source: PA
Hooper points to growing belief
Gary Hooper believes the biggest factor behind Celtic's emphatic Old Firm victory over Rangers is the self-belief which is now coursing through the team.
The striker helped himself to a double and Kris Commons was also on target, with the Scottish champions severely lacking at Parkhead.
This meeting was in stark contrast to the last derby clash in the east end of Glasgow, when Rangers emerged with a convincing 3-1 win in enemy territory. Hooper was quizzed about what he felt had changed since that game in October.
He said: "We showed with this performance that our mental strength is really good, we are performing well and everybody is comfortable on the ball.
"Maybe we are just more confident. Not much has changed so maybe we just believe in ourselves more now. We are performing well and we have shown that for the last few months."
Reflecting on yesterday's win, he added: "It was a perfect result and the performance was too. We kept a clean sheet and scored goals and that's what we need to do."
