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Dorus de Vries admits he was under pressure against Dundee

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Dorus de Vries played for Celtic against Dundee at Celtic Park in the Scottish Premiership at the weekend.

Dorus de Vries of Celtic during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park on September 10, 2016 in Glasgow.

Celtic goalkeeper Dorus De Vries has admitted to The Scottish Sun that he was under pressure at the weekend.

De Vries featured for Celtic in the Scottish Premiership game against Dundee at home on Saturday afternoon.

It was the former Nottingham Forest goalkeeper’s first competitive appearance for the Bhoys in over a year.

Moussa Dembele with Dorus de Vries of Celtic at the end of the  Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park on September 10, 2016 in Glasgow.

De Vries, 36, has admitted that he felt that he was under pressure at Celtic Park due to Brendan Rodgers’s impressive unbeaten run in Scottish football.

“When you come in, you know about the unbeaten run,” De Vries told The Scottish Sun. “So it’s a pressure game.

“It doesn’t matter how you cut it down, there’s pressure. And you want to show the best of your ability.

Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (C) shoots to score a goal between Celtic's Swedish defender Mikael Lustig (L) and Celtic's Dutch goalkeeper Dorus de Vries during the UEFA...

Craig Gordon is the first-choice goalkeeper at Celtic at the moment, and the Scotland international was rested for the match against Dundee due to their Champions League encounter against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena this week.

Gordon will return to Brendan Rodgers’s team for the match against Bayern in Munich, but De Vries should be proud of his performance against Dundee.

The 36-year-old former Swansea City and Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper has proved that he can be a valuable asset for Celtic as the season progresses.