Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon has no 'clean sheet target'

Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon is refusing to set himself any clean sheet targets for the remainder of the season.

The Hoops have made a poor start to their Scottish Premiership title defence, but Gordon's form has seen them only concede seven goals in nine games.

However, the Parkhead side have not recorded back-to-back clean sheets in any two games since their Champions League qualifiers against KR Reykjavik, when Fraser Forster was still a Celtic player.

"I don't set targets for clean sheets," Gordon is quoted as saying by The Herald. "You can't control that, you can only control your performance and that's all I look for. If you're doing well consistently, the clean sheets will come.

"But - while I'll take the win - I was pretty annoyed in the dressing room afterwards that I didn't get one against Astra. For the first 10-15 minutes I wasn't amused.

"If I get as many as Fraser did I'll be doing alright, but nah, that's not something I'll think about. Just getting a couple in a row would be a good start."

Celtic will hope to claw back some ground on league leaders Hamilton Academical when they play host to Kilmarnock this afternoon.