"I felt after the performance at St Johnstone I needed to go and look at a few things on the training ground.

"Hopefully the boys will show that tonight.

"Everybody outwith our own camp is writing us off, but we'll use that as motivation.

"We need to show the fans how much the St Johnstone game hurt us."

St Mirren: Ridgers, Naismith, McAusland, Genev, Tesselaar, Goodwin, Dayton, Mallan, McGinn, Sadlier, Arquin. Subs: Kelly, Gow, Thompson, Reilly, Sonupe, Morgan, Wilks.

Celtic: Gordon, Matthews, van Dijk, Denayer, Izaguirre, Brown, Johansen, Forrest, Commons, Armstrong, Stokes. Subs: Ambrose, Biton, Guidetti, Mackay-Steven, Zaluska, Griffiths, McGregor.

Referee: Alan Muir

And remember that you can listen to live match commentary of tonight's match from St Mirren Park on BBC Radio Scotland 810MW.

Well, how do United fans feel about that? Do Celtic fans think Virgil van Dijk still be with them next season? Can Gary Locke steer Kilmarnock to the top six? Will Rangers qualify for Europe - will they even be in the Premiership - next season?

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Breaking news from Dundee United, who have issued a statement following a newspaper article claiming that manager Jackie McNamara has benefited financially from the sale of Ryan Gauld to Sporting Lisbon, Andy Robertson to Hull City and Gary Mackay-Steven and Stuart Armstrong to Celtic. McNamara has waived a confidentiality clause in his contract to allow the club to clarify that, while he does receives some bonuses connected with transfers, he is not involved in such negotiations. United also stress that he had not received anything like the reported £500,000. More on that to follow.

And Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk insisted that he is not targeting an exit from the Glasgow club this summer despite continued transfer speculation surrounding the Dutchman.

Meanwhile, Gary Locke was confirmed this morning as Kilmarnock manager on a permanent basis and immediately targeted being a top-six side, if not this season then certainly in the coming ones.

Talking of challenging Celtic, Stuart McCall, the manager of traditional Glasgow rivals Rangers, said today he expects the Ibrox side - and Hearts - to be challenging for European qualification next season should they join the Edinburgh outfit by winning promotion this term.

It's not as if Ronny Deila's side go into the game lacking motivation of their own. Yes, they are strong favourites to retain the title and are five points clear at the top with a game in hand, but they won't want to give second-top Aberdeen renewed hope as they have shown themselves capable of giving the Glasgow side a fright until falling slightly off the pace in recent weeks.

Facing leaders Celtic is not the kind of match St Mirren will relish as their desperation for points heightens, starting tonight four points adrift of Motherwell at the foot of the table and a further three adrift of Ross County.

The cold winds of winter have yet to be extinguished by the coming of spring. Whether or not climate change is to blame for the frosty temperatures, there is no denying that it is heating up at the bottom of the Scottish top flight.

Welcome to our live text coverage of tonight's Good Friday fixture as top visits bottom in the Scottish Premiership. But who will it be good for? Champions-elect Celtic or the blundering Buddies?