Everything Ange Postecoglou had to say to Viaplay Sports in the immediate aftermath of Celtic's 3-0 Scottish Cup quarter-final win over Hearts at Tynecastle...

You couldn't have got off to a much better start...

We started the game really strongly. We knew we had to - when you come to Tynecastle you don't want to get the crowd up and about too much. The boys did a really good job of starting the game strongly. We could have scored within the first few minutes and then we've got our goal. I thought overall we really controlled the game well. There were a couple of spells where, as we expected with them being the home team they created a couple of things. Joe pulled off a great save and, yeah, our football was pretty good.

Aaron Mooy has scored a few important goals for you, hasn't he? It took him a while to get in the team and now it's difficult to leave him out...

He's going well. It's no secret that he came in, in horsing parlance, underdone. He'd been in a paddock for a while but he looked after himself and he worked hard. Look, I was in no doubt that once he got up and running and fit he'd be a key contributor. He was great.

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You were probably frustrated not to add to that first goal before you actually did but scoring just before half-time can be a big psychological boost as well?

Nah I was frustrated. I think, for me, it's always how we're playing and I thought we were controlling and creating chances. I get frustrated if we're not controlling the game or we go away from what we do so whether we scored or not we had a good, important first 45 minutes away from home. But getting the second goal gave us a big boost as well.

Cameron Carter Vickers sometimes sneaks under the radar in terms of his performances - he was quietly effective as always but also got a goal today which I guess puts him in the headlines... I guess he's always in your headlines?

I dunno about that. I'd say he's probably the best defender in the league. If anyone disputes that I'd be happy to put up an argument. I don't think he goes under the radar at all. But he's been an outstanding player for us for the last 18 or so months and he is a guy who's constantly working on his game to improve. It was great for him to get a goal tonight because defenders love those kinds of things but it's what he does for us at the other end that's really important.

The treble - is it in your sights?

We've got Hibs next week, mate. That's what's in my sights. As boring as that may seem, it seems to be working for us so I'm not going to change that formula.

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