Ki (right) scored against Inverness but his team could only manage a draw

Celtic's Ki Sung-Yeung believes his team must now win every game in order to claim the Scottish Premier League.

Rangers have a two-point lead at the top of the table and also have a game in hand, after Celtic drew their second successive match at home to Inverness.

"It's going to be very important, every single game that we play," Ki told Celtic's website.

"We have to try our best and raise our standard. We have to win every game now, that's what we have to do."

The South Korean midfielder scored Celtic's first goal against Inverness on Saturday, before a fine Pat McCourt solo effort doubled their advantage with 25 minutes remaining.

It's individual glaring mistakes that you expect from novices, really Celtic manager Neil Lennon

But the Highlanders came back to earn a point, and mark a full year unbeaten away from home, thanks to strikes by Richie Foran and Grant Munro.

"After Paddy scored, I thought we would go on to win the game," added Ki.

"But after we conceded the first goal, which was our mistake, then we just panicked."

The capitulation also prompted manager Neil Lennon to issue a sharp criticism of his players.

"I'm pretty livid, to say the least," said Lennon after the match on Saturday.

"It's the manner of the goals we're conceding that's most alarming. I should be talking about Paddy McCourt, the goal he scored.

"It was a wonder goal. But, unfortunately, I'm not talking about him, and we really have to do better.

"It's individual glaring mistakes that you expect from novices, really," said Lennon.

"The manner of the goals deflate the team and we didn't have a lot to help the team cover.

"I didn't think Inverness were a threat at all, and we gifted them a goal out of nothing. That's the most galling thing. It's not good enough.

"You want to win your home games, so it's a worrying trend to be at home, concede leads and drop points.

"We'll have to lift ourselves and get over it as quickly as possible, but we can't keep making individual errors and defend set-pieces a bit better. We have to dispel this quickly."

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