Matt Penney insists Motherwell have a point to prove when they clash with Celtic on Saturday, and says they’re looking for a win.Penney knows the Scottish champions will be hurting from their 2-0 defeat at St Mirren a fortnight ago, but says he’s not exactly overjoyed after Hearts ran out 3-0 winners at Fir Park on the same day.And the 24-year-old defender hopes Motherwell can inflict further pain on Ange Postecoglou’s side.Motherwell dominated against Hearts, with 26 shots during the game, but lost 3-0 after conceding a first-half opener to Lawrence Shankland, while Alan Forrest helped himself to a second-half double.Penney, who is on loan from Ipswich Town, said: “You say it’s a big game but we’ve just battered Hearts for 90 minutes.“They’re supposed to be the third-best team in this league and we’ve battered them for 90 minutes.“We lost 3-0 but Celtic have lost as well so there are lots of twists and turns.“It’s still early in the league, there’s still lots of games to play, and it’s a tough fixture, but I’m confident we can go there and get a result.“With the way we played against Hearts, if we can sort those details out there’s no reason why we can’t go to Celtic and put a performance on there, and put our foot down on the league.“It will be a great game for the neutral, but with the boys in the changing room and the manager there’s no reason why we can’t go there and get a result.”While the left-back believes the Steelmen go to Parkhead eager to bounce back from their disappointment, he knows the Parkhead side will be like a wounded animal after their pain in Paisley.Penney added: “Losing makes them dangerous, they’re going to have a point to prove, but then so do we.“We’ve just lost 3-0 at home, which is
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