Joe Hart's frank Celtic v Kilmarnock League Cup Q+A in full

How was that an occasion and an experience?

It was freezing and tough. I thought Killie did well. We weren't great but we still stuck to it.

You were a busy man and you pulled off some cracking saves didn't you?

Just a bit. In a cup competition like that and in those conditions against a team that was more than in the game is always tough.

Does it make it harder for you when the conditions are like that?

I've played in every condition and I am more used to that than the sunshine.

Does reaching a cup final ever lose its appeal?

No, never. To be honest, I don't think about cup finals it is always about the next game. I try and live in the moment and seize every opportunity that comes my way.

Is that you or the manager who thinks like that?

There is no doubt that's him (Ange Postecoglou). That's the way I have always worked and that's why I love being here. That's the message that is given out and that is music to my ears.

You had a couple of good saves one from Rory McKenzie and a reflex stop from Christian Doidge that were crucial to Celtic winning this game, weren't they?

Thank you. The way we play it was always going to be tough on a pitch like that but we were never going to back away from it. We have got to be aware that we are not going to be perfect. We try to be but Killie played well and they were on the front foot and put us under a lot of pressure and we were more than up to it. As for the saves, I will have to see them back as I just try to get in the way. They were good moments for us as a team as we defended well.

Was it one of those games because you did not get the second goal early that the longer it stays at 1-0 they have always got a chance?

Yes. They were more than in it right until the end and up until Giako knocked the second one in that was a good feeling.

Daniel Armstrong also had a chance for Killie to score was that a nervous moment for you?

He could have yes. They are just moments, aren't they? Well if they do score we just get the ball out of the net and we go again. It's the same routine when we score. That's why I love being in this team you wouldn't know what had happened in the previous action as we are only looking forward.

Is that the whole we don't stop mantra coming to the fore?

Those words were picked up on the video but that is always the message and that's how every single one of us plays.

Giorgos Giakoumakis came on and did not sulk and scored the all-important second goal which was massive for Celtic wasn't it?

Giorgos Giakoumakis's goal was huge for us. As a squad, it was an exceptional effort from every one of us. All the players are going through their own things and they have their own stuff on their plates. The moment they put that Celtic kit on they park it and get on with it. Football is a business and stuff can happen and conversations can go on but credit to this whole group because personal and football things happen but the moment we wear the Celtic badge we are all pulling in the same direction.

You have played in massive games in your career but you still relish these big games don't you?

No game is any bigger than the other. At the moment I am with Celtic and we have got a huge support and a huge following and we just try and win trophies. That is the most important game I played right now and then it will be the same on Wednesday night as well because we have a domestic league game to take care of.

Is that something that flicks your switch, playing with that constant demand and pressure to make yourself better as you need that don't you?

I love it. I have seen the lot playing in the Conference, League Two, Championship, top, middle and bottom of the English Premier League, I love everything being on the line and what a great feeling that is. I love playing football and it is exciting to be tested constantly it is not pressure. You are being asked to be at your best all the time and I am old enough to know that is impossible to be perfect all the time but you cannot let anything go or your standards slip.