Carl Starfelt has hailed Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers as the strongest at the club.

The pair recently lifted their third trophy together as a central defensive partnership after the Hoops won the League Cup against Rangers.

And now the Sweden international has opened up about the physicality of the 24-year-old and the surprising revelation that the former Tottenham man does "not" go to the gym.

He told the Celtic View Podcast: "Cameron is the strongest in the team - but he is never in the gym.

"I remember I was in there with Tony Ralston and we were lifting weights for the shoulders.

"We were seeing who could lift the heaviest weight, with just one rep. I won and I was pushing so hard, but then Cam tried the same weight and he did it ten times.

"It was unbelievable. I think he's just super-strong genetically as he is never in the gym."

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The defender also explained the preparations involved in building up to the cup final.

He also detailed why the build-up to the match left him feeling confident.

"You will feel that it is a big week, that comes with it and everyone is a (naturally) bit more tense.

"You will see people in training go a little bit harder. I try not to read much and treat it as a normal game, but the day or day before you will feel the tension, and when you come to warm-up on the day you feel it a little bit more.

"You try to do as many things in a normal week as you can do - train normally, eat normally, do the stuff you usually do. 

"I think everyone is different as well. I think some people like to think more about it earlier in the week and build it up.

"We know how much it means to the fans. Obviously you have fans coming up and speaking a little bit about the game.

"They will be telling you how important it is for them to win. You can feel it a little bit.

"I guess it is a little bit different for the Scottish boys as well who know so many people in the town

"If you come from abroad like me, it's mostly the people on the streets who come up to be fair, because you don't know that many Scottish people.

"I personally like to keep within the group. I feel like if we're together in whatever happens and we are together on the pitch, you become comfortable and feel security which is important."