McInnes says his team will pay tribute to the champions, but that the custom is massively overplayed by the media and should probably be reserved for May 24th when Celtic are presented with the Premiership trophy.
He told RedTV: "My own thoughts on it are that the team gets one when they lift the trophy or raise the flag.
"There seems to be an obsession with this. I've been getting asked this question from the beginning of the week.
"There's been more concern about the guard of honour rather than the game itself.
"We've got no problem doing it, nobody's forced us to do it, Celtic have deservedly won the title, and if it's seen as the right thing to do, then we'll do it."
Source: Yahoo/PA Sport
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