Tough task: Tony Mowbray is fully aware of the difficult challenge facing him at Celtic

Tony Mowbray insists he never assumed managing Celtic would be "a bed of roses". Celtic are in danger of ending this season empty-handed.

Yet, Mowbray claims his job has been just as hard as he expected when he took charge. "Change is difficult in any walk of life, in any business, any industry....but I felt change had to happen and, as you go along, it's not always a bed of roses and not always win, win, win."

Mowbray takes his side to Dunfermline today in a fifth-round tie he arguably cannot afford to lose.