After the shock loss at St Johnstone two weeks ago, much was made of Celtic’s reaction to such a rare defeat.
Brendan Rodgers ordered his side “to do something” against the Perth side in Sunday’s Scottish Cup semi-final, according to Arne Engels.
Four goals in 12 fantastic first-half minutes ended the tie as a contest before the break, with Jota wrapping up the dominant win after the break as Celtic set up a final showdown with Aberdeen.
The “energy and motivation” throughout the Celtic team is key, said Belgium midfielder Engels, who is keen to show the high level they can maintain in the final weeks of the season.
“We wanted to show everybody we are ready for the upcoming games now,” the 21-year-old added.
“We knew we needed to do something after our last performance against them, so we knew we needed to start really well and start really aggressive and full of energy.
“I think that’s what we did, and then you see on a nice pitch we can really hurt everybody and show our qualities.
“We’re still full of energy and full of motivation. It’s just up to us to now keep this level and keep on performing and also recover.
“We did that really well during the season and I think we will do it in the last weeks too.”
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