Last year's Scottish Premier League runners-up may have been written off by the critics already on a European level, but Scott McDonald believes that the home advantage of Celtic Park is enough to overcome any opposition.
"When have you ever seen Celtic going into a game at home thinking they can't win?" Sky Sports quote the Aussie as saying.
"It's the same with the supporters. We have seen massive teams come to Celtic Park and we have over-turned them.
"Hopefully we can do that once more against a quality Arsenal side and we can make it a night like the nights against AC Milan and Manchester United and go into the second game with a win under our belts.
"That's the aim and hopefully we can do that. The closer the game comes, the more belief people have. We have a strong belief in our squad that we can do it."
Despite the Australia international's optimism ahead of the clash with the Gunners, McDonald has taken on board Arsenal's trouncing of Old Firm rivals Rangers in this year's Emirates Cup.
"We have seen that already in the Emirates Cup with the boy [Jack] Wilshere who played against Rangers and was phenomenal. They've got other threats as well," he added.
"There are a lot of players who have gone but Arsene Wenger is a very good manager and he knows what he's doing.
"He wouldn't have let his players go if he didn't think believe the players he's got there now would step in and do a more than adequate job."
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