Motherwell boss Graham Alexander not surprised by Celtic’s dominant Rangers win

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander was not surprised by Celtic’s derby performance in midweek but he will not change his approach for Sunday’s clash at Fir Park.

Celtic won 3-0 against Rangers on Wednesday and Alexander said he was expecting that sort of display from Ange Postecoglou’s side.

Celtic went top of the cinch Premiership after sweeping Gers aside in the first half with the type of fast, attacking football that Postecoglou demands.

“For me, the performance on Wednesday wasn’t a surprise,” Alexander said.

“I don’t see why anyone else was surprised. Obviously it was an Old Firm game but Celtic have been performing like that for a good few months to be honest with their intensity, their passing and how they play.

“Watching the game, it wasn’t really a surprise how they played. They were very good but we knew that anyway.

“My feeling after Wednesday was probably the same as it was on Wednesday morning, that Sunday is going to be a tough game but we have to plan to try to win it.

“We always set up to try to win games of football every week against every opponent.”

Alexander, whose team remain fourth after their midweek draw against St Mirren, added: “We are well aware of all the team’s qualities that we come up against. Some are a higher level than others but they are all extremely tough games.

“I don’t think any of the players are going to be surprised by what we speak about when we are planning for the game. I don’t think they are going to be wondering what we are going to be doing.

“They will understand that we always try to play in our way and we always talk about winning games of football, we never talk about anything else.”

Motherwell have not lost at Fir Park since October and have won 10 home games this