Paulo Bernardo is looking for Celtic to quickly respond to their surprising Rangers rout when they host St Mirren on Sunday.
The Hoops were stung by the comprehensive 3-0 William Hill Premiership defeat by their Old Firm rivals at Ibrox on Thursday which cut their lead over the Light Blues at the top of the table to 11 points, albeit Brendan Rodgers’ side are still well on course to retain the title.
It was the first domestic defeat for Celtic since a 2-0 loss to Hearts last March and Bernardo wants to get back on track at the first attempt as they prepare to host a St Mirren side who have lost against Dundee and Kilmarnock in their last two outings.
The 22-year-old Portuguese midfielder, who signed from Benfica on a five-year deal last August after an initial season-long loan spell at Parkhead, said: “It was a bad game from the team, really tough for us, we didn’t play our football and I think they were the best team and deserved to win.
“I don’t know where it came from, sometimes it just happens.
“We need now to work harder and focus on the things we didn’t do well in the pitch and make sure it doesn’t happen the next time.
“We don’t win every game – but now it’s about working hard in the training and producing a good performance on Sunday.
“We have to reset. We didn’t play well as we wanted to, so we need to get a response as soon as possible.
“It’s our job, we need to go again on Sunday and we need to get a good response – because we are Celtic and we want to win.
“The title is far away. We are in January now, that was the first game in January, so we don’t focus on the title. We focus on the next game.
“I have enjoyed a lot of good experiences in this fixture. This one is lot of motivation for the next game against Rangers, but now it’s on Sunday.
“The game is passed and we need to focus on the next game.
“It is good we have a match so quickly, for sure, and we need to get a response as soon as possible. It’s only a few days, so it’s good.”
