O'Neill on 'extraordinary' Rohl comments, Celtic confidence & Ibrox trip

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has been speaking to the media before Sunday's derby trip to Ibrox to face Rangers.

Here are the main points:

• O'Neill responded to Rangers boss Danny Rohl's claim he was "surprised" Celtic didn't push for more goals in 1-0 win in Stuttgart on Thursday night when they won 1-0 but exited the Europa League 4-2 on aggregate. O'Neill says: "He wants to be involved in some of these games. Yeah, I never saw it like that. If we were driven back, it's because they are actually a very, very good team. They're in the top four in the Bundesliga. So yeah, I'm surprised he made a comment like that."
• On Luke McCowan's claim that "no team in the league touches us when we're at it", O'Neill says the Celtic midfielder is "entitled to his comments" and he "probably meant we're a fine side when we're playing at our very best".
• Rohl also commented on Celtic's goalkeeping situation, saying it would be interesting who starts at Ibrox, and O'Neill says: "He's picking our team? Well done, old Danny. Well done. He's only in less than a year himself. He'll soon know all about it in the next four or five years."
• He adds: "Sorry, I have to laugh. He's had a comment about our team? As in the picking of the team? Extraordinary. Absolutely extraordinary. Yeah, he hasn't been in Glasgow long."
• O'Neill says there is "no need for him to be commenting on my team" and believes such remarks can "definitely" come back to bite you.
• On Celtic's task at Ibrox, O'Neill says: "It will be a difficult game for us but are we capable of winning? Yes we are."
• As he prepares to return to Ibrox for the first time in over 20 years, O'Neill says "I never expected that again" and Old Firm derbies are "really great fixtures to be involved in".
• O'Neill stresses "I don't think we've ever lost confidence" after the defeat to Hibs last week but admits if there was any belief dented "it is restored" following the Europa League performance in Stuttgart.
• Celtic head into the weekend six points behind league leaders Hearts and O'Neill knows "we're running out of games and we're still trying to catch up", adding: "Losing to Hibs was a setback but it wasn't mortal and we're still there."
• He says "we've got a lot of players who have gone to Ibrox and won" and "it's up to us to try and emulate that".
• O'Neill stresses he has "loads of things to think about" for Sunday's team selection and "we'll have to try and cope" without Auston Trusty after his red card last weekend.