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DEREK McINNES last night declared Aberdeen as ready as they’ll ever be to go toe to toe in a title showdown with champions Celtic.

The Dons pulled level on points with the Hoops at the top thanks to another majestic win against St Mirren.

Now they face Ronny Deila’s men at Celtic Park next week and McInnes has warned his team is getting stronger and stronger.

After their 13th game unbeaten, he said: “It’s a fantastic run and the response in the last three games, 4-0, 3-0 and 3-0, shouldn’t be ignored.

“Ash Taylor and Nicky Low will come back this week so the squad is getting stronger and performance levels are getting better.

“There has been a lot of talk about next week and it would have been easy for us to take our eye off the ball.

“But the players were very professional. They got the job done.”

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Celtic still have two games in hand and McInnes insists it’s too early to brand next week’s game a title decider.

He said: “These must-win and must-not-lose games usually come after the split at both ends of the table.

“When the game starts at the very most we will be three points behind. At least we are still in the fight.”