Dundee manager Paul Hartley was happy with his side’s performance in their 1-0 defeat to Celtic.
The Dark Blues were much improved from their loss to Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Hartley said: “I am pleased with the players.
“We needed a big performance today and a big reaction from last week.
“Celtic are a quality team, they only made one change from the Man City game but I felt we were good today.
“I thought our organisation and discipline was good and I thought we were brave playing two up and trying to high press against them.
“They didn’t really cut us open and I felt we were always in the game.”
Scott Brown’s 47th minute goal settled the match and Hoops boss Brendan Rodgers hailed his captain as the complete midfielder.
He said: “If you are looking for a midfielder he has everything that you want. He is very inspiring for his team-mates. He has shown in the last week what a top player he is.
“I looked at him on Wednesday night. This is a guy who was playing against some of the top midfield players in the world in one of the top teams in Europe and he dominated the midfield.
“His ability to pass the ball is something we talked to him and the team on, about looking after the ball because whether British or Scottish players, you can play football, you are not just runners and Scott is a wonderful demonstration of that.
“He is highly-gifted technically. Tactically he has impressed me, physically he is super strong, super-fit and he is a tough guy mentally. He is a wonderful captain for me.
“From the outside looking in I always seen him as that one who can run. Sometimes players like that get labelled like that and if they are told it often enough they think they just run. But he can play football.
“He has a wonderful touch, wonderful awareness of where he is in the field, he can play short, he can play long, he has a calmness in his finish.
“I see a player high in confidence and playing at the top of his game and he can get better.”
Celtic have dropped only two points in seven fixtures and are motoring towards their sixth successive title.
“The legs were a bit tired but we came out in the second half and showed what we are all about and lucky enough it fell to my left foot instead of my right,” Brown said.
“It is not often I score but it was a great performance from the whole team, we defended well from the back to the front.
“I think momentum took us through that game, we have been playing really well at home and we need to show it away from home.”
