Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou was honest in his assessment of tonight’s UEFA Europa League away win over FK Jablonec, stating he was pleased with the result but wants his players to keep continuing to improve.

The Hoops overcame the Czech side 4-2 on the night, giving themselves a two-goal advantage going into next Thursday’s second leg at Celtic Park.

The win marks the manager’s first competitive victory since taking charge of the club, on a night where new signing Kyogo Furuhashi netted his first goal in green and white.

“The result is obviously a positive one,” said the manager after the match. “I think it’s important for the players who have been working hard, and I think in every competitive game we’ve played we’ve had an opportunity to win which we haven’t done.

‘This is our reward for that and hopefully gives us some confidence and belief moving forward.’

“The performance was okay. We started really well, first half-hour was excellent, we controlled the game, scored our goals, created some more chances to score, but I felt we just lost our way a little bit after that and lost control of the game.

“In the second half we were going okay but we didn’t really control it the way we should have to make sure that we won the game more comfortably. We scored four goals but I felt we just didn’t control the game as well as we could have after 35 minutes of the game.”

Ange Postecoglou stressed he’s pleased with his squad who are still learning to gel under his guidance, and said their focus now turns to Sunday’s match against Dundee in the Scottish Premiership.

After that, it’s the return leg of tonight’s tie and the manager said he cannot wait to experience Paradise at full capacity.

He added: “I’m super excited because it’ll be my first experience, but even for the players who’ve been here for a while, they really missed it last year.

‘The fans are such an important part of this football club, they’re the soul, and when they’re not there, it’s just not the same.’

“Having a full stadium next week is going to be a special night and we’ve got to give something back then. We’ve got to put in a strong performance and give them some hope and belief about the season ahead.”

Manager: We're pleased with positive result but we want to keep improving