Adam Matthews has backed Celtic to continue to deliver results on the road after being handed another away tie in the William Hill Scottish Cup.
The Hoops travel to Tannadice to face Dundee United - who dumped Rangers out of the competition at the weekend - in the quarter-finals.
Celtic have already faced lengthy trips to Peterhead and Inverness in earlier rounds this season.
Matthews said: "The players are used to it now. We've just got to go to Dundee and do the job.
"We would have liked a home draw because we've got great fans and I think we play best at home.
"But we have shown this season that we can go away to places and get key results and I'm sure we can do it again."
Celtic remain on course for a domestic clean sweep and Matthews is confident Neil Lennon's men can reach the Scottish Cup final again this season.
The full-back said: "Every footballer dreams of winning cups when they are young.
"That's one of the reasons why I came to Celtic and I'm confident we can win the cup."
Matthews insists there is no more pressure on Celtic to win the cup now that rivals Rangers are out of the competition.
As far as the Welshman is concerned, the demands for success at the Parkhead club is high regardless of whether Rangers are able to mount a challenge or not.
He said: "When you are at a club like Celtic, there are expectations anyway.
"It doesn't matter if Rangers are in or out. The pressure is still there.
"It was there at the start of the cup and it's still there now. The players enjoy playing with that pressure and will be looking forward to the game."
Motherwell were handed a home tie against the winners of a replay between Aberdeen and Queen of the South, while Hearts or St Johnstone will play host to St Mirren or Ross County.
Hibernian will face Irn-Bru First Division opposition in the shape of Ayr United or Falkirk, whose tie was postponed at the weekend due to the weather.
Ayr overcame Inverness, Hearts and St Mirren in the Scottish Communities League Cup before missing out on a place in the final to Kilmarnock.
Manager Brian Reid believes their clash with Falkirk could be just as tough as meetings with Clydesdale Bank Premier League opposition.
He said: "There is nothing really expected of you when you play the SPL teams.
"Falkirk are going well in the First Division and we are further down and part-time as well so I suppose we are slight underdogs in that game as well.
"We've played Falkirk twice this season and had two draws so it should be another close game and it's hopefully one we can win."
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