ALBIAN Ajeti is still in the early stages of his Celtic career, having played seven times so far, either starting or coming on from the bench.

But the 23-year-old Swiss internationalist is already showing why Neil Lennon was so keen to bring him to Paradise from West Ham United.

Because he’s already netted four goals for the Hoops, the most recent coming in the 3-2 victory over Livingston on Saturday, a result which put Celtic back on top of the Premiership table.

Ajeti is delighted with his start to life as a Celt, but he knows there is much more to come in the months and years ahead.

Speaking after the win over Livingston, the Swiss striker said: “I’m happy we got the three points. It was a well-deserved win for us. We’ve been playing well, created chances and showed an amazing reaction after conceding the first goal.

“The scoreline might show that it was tight, but if you saw the game, we were controlling the whole game. You can’t stop every cross or every shot but, in general, we were in control and we didn’t feel like we were under a lot of pressure.

“I’m feeling good and I’m close to 100 per cent, but there’s still a lot to do. I’m happy I could play from the start, but first of all, it was good that we got the win.

“I expect to score goals but the first thing is to try and help the team to win the game and if I can score, even better.”

Ajeti opened his Celtic account with the only goal of the game against Dundee United at Tannadice and followed it up with a strike in the 3-0 home win against Motherwell. He was also on the scoresheet last weekend in the 5-0 win at Ross County, while his goal just after half-time was the third and decisive goal in the 3-2 win over Livingston.

“The season is still early, and there’s still a long way to go, but, for us, it’s good to be top of the table,” he said. “But we look game by game, and this is the way we want to go. We took a great step on Saturday and we’re happy to be top.

“If I play well, and if we win, then the confidence is always higher than if you lose. We got the win last week and on Wednesday, and we won today, and the confidence is high. I still have a lot of work to do, but I’ve never had a problem with my confidence.

“Every player here is able to score goals. Sometimes it’s me, sometimes it’s someone else – every player here can score. But for all of us, it’s important that the team is the main thing. We want to win and get the three points and it doesn’t matter who scores, so long as we win.”

Ajeti: I'm happy to score but three points is always our top goal