Celtic captain Callum McGregor believes his side’s experience will help them recover from a shock second defeat in a week after they were beaten 2-1 by Hibs at Easter Road.

“Whether you win, lose or draw, you get back on the horse and you go again. The players have been here a million times before. We know what it takes to be a winning team,” said the 31 year old.

Defeat in the capital followed a cruel exit from the Champions League in Munich, which seemed to have draining impact on the players both physically and mentally at the weekend. However McGregor, was quick to praise the opposition rather than dwell on the damage done midweek.

“We knew that was the type of game so it was just about trying to get ahead of that. We never quite did it and then the stuff with the ball was a little bit passive. Credit to them, they played well, they had a good game plan and they got their goals at the right time.” McGregor said during his post-match conference.

With the defeat behind them and a League Cup under their belt, Celtic will no doubt have their sights on a ninth domestic treble, of which McGregor has won an astonishing five.

The skipper stressed that they did not see it as already won despite a titanic thirteen point lead, “we’ve never said that. It’s one thing that we don’t do, we don’t speak out of turn. We take every game and we respect every single opponent,” he added, “we try and do our talking on the pitch as much as we can. We know that we’re a mile away from any success. We’ve obviously won the League Cup but that’s it.”

As the side prepare to take on an Aberdeen side recovering from one of the league’s worst ever runs of form, McGregor believes his side are relishing the opportunity to take to the pitch despite a taxing February that has seen them play seven games in three weeks.

“In the football the best thing is having a game in three days time,” he remarked “we know what it takes to be a winning team.”

Celtic face Aberdeen on Tuesday at Celtic Park with kick-off at 20:00.