Well happy with Hoops turnaround

Celtic secured three consecutive victories for only the second time under Tony Mowbray when they beat Aberdeen 3-0 last weekend to stay top of the table.That followed a run of two victories in 10 games, but Gannon said: "It's a great time to get them."I would love to see a Celtic team playing at their best and see my team raise their standards to match them."There was no doubt they were going to get going. You have got to remember that both (Old Firm) teams have had a lot of turmoil - a change of manager and different issues going on behind the scenes."They have had European football, which hasn't always allowed them to build their confidence or flow."I would expect both teams now, Celtic and Rangers, to start showing some solid form over the winter period, when they are just concentrating purely on SPL results, and I think we are starting to see that with Celtic."It's going to be a tough game but it's also going to be a great game for us as well."Motherwell have secured goalless draws against both Glasgow clubs this season and Gannon is looking for his players to improve on their "flat" 2-0 defeat by Hibernian."We've shown good form in both Old Firm games and shown we're capable of not being overawed by the situation," Gannon added."We held on to possession quite well in both games, created a little bit of penetration and won a number of set-plays that gave us an opportunity to win the game."But Celtic were a powerful force, especially in the closing stages of both halves, and they were very unfortunate not to get a win in that game."We rode our luck and it's up to us now to show we are a good football side, that we can defend well and that we can play good football and create opportunities."There is no better game for us to lift our standards back up to where we set them in those games."I just hope the atmosphere that is generated by this game and the whole energy of it will just give them enough adrenalin to bring back that sparkle."The Celtic manager is also expecting a tough challenge in the lunchtime kick-off."They are a very young side, playing football in an enterprising way," Mowbray told the Celtic View."They spread out and back their players' talent, rather than getting too compact."They are a very entertaining team to watch and so far he (Gannon) has managed to get results along the way, so this will be a real test."

Source: Team_Talk