Aberdeen have yet to peak this season Ash Taylor

And once the Dons hit the heights, he believes there is no limit to what they can achieve.

Taylor has played a key role at Pittodrie this season as Aberdeen have built a solid foundation for a tilt at the top end of the table. But the Englishman insists there is far more to come from the resurgent Reds.

And he believes they can prove it by slaying Celtic today.

“I don’t think we’ve hit our peak,” he insisted. “Once we click fully we’ll have a very good go.

“On a personal level I think everyone is trying to push for that. Everyone is working hard for it and I think it’s coming. We don’t fear anybody because there’s bags of quality in our team and we feel we can match anyone.

“Of course we’re capable of getting a result against Celtic. We’ve seen teams pick up points against Celtic or beat them so I don’t see why we can’t get a result against them.”

Taylor arrived at Pittodrie in the summer after racking up almost 200 appearances for Tranmere Rovers. Having spent his entire career in League One, the 25-year-old is perfectly placed to judge where Scottish football stands in comparison to the game down south.

And while the Premier League remains miles ahead, he insists the SPFL is just as good as anything the English lower leagues have to offer.

“From a technical and football point of view it’s brilliant up here,” he said. “The little difference is the physicality and the build of players, but with more sports science coming into the game up here that’s coming along.

“I have spoken to a lot of people who have played in Scotland and gone back down south. People don’t realise how good a league it is but I back it 100%. It is just as good.”

Taylor may be enthusiastic about Scottish football now, but after a nightmare home debut for the Dons, he could have been forgiven for hating it.

Just half-an-hour into his first appearance at Pittodrie, his dreadful passback allowed Dundee United’s Ryan Dow to put the Tangerines on the road to a 3-0 victory. Since then, however, Taylor has found his feet and after three clean sheets on the bounce, he believes Aberdeen are about to follow suit.

He said: “It comes down to the performance of the team as a whole. Everyone communicating, pulling together and working hard for each other is important. We’ve shown that by coming through our last three games with clean

sheets.

“That togetherness is the kind of thing that can see us through against a team like Celtic. Once we hit the level we’re seeking all the players will want to maintain it because it’s better for the team.

“Once we get that complete performance I think it will be a good day.”