Ronny Deila wants his Celtic side to prove a point when they once again face Ross County this weekend.

The Hoops were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup by the Staggies at the semi-final stage less than two weeks ago, ending their hopes of a domestic treble.

The Norwegian refused to accept that Saturday's Premiership clash is a revenge mission for his players, but confessed that redemption is on his mind.

He said: "I think it is the wrong word but at the same time we really want to bounce back after the semi-final.

"I think that [proving a point] is better. It is about getting momentum, getting on the right track and winning football games.

"First of all, it is to win. That is the most important thing but we also want to win playing beautiful football.

"We want both but if I have to choose I will take the first one. We have prepared well and are looking forward to the game.

"We want to take with us the 12-15 minutes [at Hampden] where we created a lot of chances and do that for 90 minutes."

Deila has no doubt that Leigh Griffiths can handle Twitter trolls who have prompted the Celtic striker to abandon the social media site.

"I haven't talked to him about this, but I think he will be in a positive way on Saturday," said the Norwegian.

"He is strong mentally and he knows what is right and wrong. He has performed very well this season and he just needs to keep his focus on what he has been doing until this point."

But the Celtic manager refused to be drawn on whether players should refrain from engaging in social media.

"It's different times," he said. "People are allowed to do whatever they want to do in their spare time and private life.

"But it's about understanding what consequences there can be if you have a lot of opinions in the media.

"You can get the kind of things that Leigh is into. It's something to reflect over and to try to do the best out of the situation so you perform well on the pitch."