St Johnstone manager Simo Valakari says Celtic are relentless after they thrashed his team by five goals to nil on Sunday.
Brendan Rodgers' men were in fine fettle at Hampden as goals from Callum McGregor, Daizen Maeda, Adam Idah, and Jota secured a place in next month's Scottish Cup final.
Valakari, whose side defeated Celtic just a fortnight prior to the recent last-four clash, was full of praise for the Parkhead side post-match, as he reflected on St Johnstone's cup run.
"That's Celtic, that's what they can do to any team here in Scotland, even in Europe, they can do that," he said [BBC].
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"When they get this little confidence, and they get the first goal, they are relentless.
"[We have] no hard feelings, no excuses. We didn't do enough good football things today to get anything out of it [the game]. But, as I said before the match, we deserved to be here in the semi-final.
"I'm proud of my players. They worked all the way to get here. Of course, the result is not what we all wanted, we came here to compete to the final. It didn't happen this year, we are sad now, but that was our 2025 cup journey."
Celtic will return to Hampden for next month's showpiece final against Aberdeen.
Rodgers' men can get their hands on a much-sought-after domestic treble, the second part of which could be secured against Dundee United at Tannadice this weekend.
"We know we still need to win another game in the league," said central defender Liam Scales ahead of the match.
"Obviously, we want to go on and win the cup final. So, I think it's important we get a good rhythm going into the cup final, and hopefully there we can win the treble. It would be amazing."
