Mohamed Elyounoussi is targeting a second successive Premiership victory this weekend as he and his team-mates move on from an emotional period of transition at the club.

The Norwegian hailed Neil Lennon's efforts in the Hoops dugout during his time at Paradise, while also praising John Kennedy’s input since taking interim charge. Elyounoussi and his team-mates are anticipating a tough encounter against Dundee United at Tannadice this Sunday, but wants nothing more than to return to Paradise with maximum points.

Speaking today, Elyounoussi said: “I wouldn’t say much has changed at training. We still work hard on the training pitch, Kendo has been doing a really good job, there’s a lot of positivity and the boys are smiling again after a period of uncertainty.

“He’s not changed much, he’s coming in with his idea for new things but not much. There’s a lot of positivity we’ve had a good week of training and we’re looking forward to the game on Sunday.

'We take one game at a time. Winning the remaining games is our goal and we take it from there. We can always improve and learn from the past and improve for the next one.'

Elyounoussi said his sole focus is on continuing to work hard at Celtic, to improve on aspects of his game, and to help the Hoops accrue as many points in the league as possible between now and the end of the campaign. The striker also wants to stage a successful defence of this year’s Scottish Cup, after the upcoming fixtures were revealed.

Echoing the sentiments of Callum McGregor, who spoke on the latest episode of the Celtic View podcast, Elyounoussi believes Celtic are playing for pride at present – something the players owe to the club and the fans.

He added: “The season isn’t finished, I haven’t thought about (my future) too much, but my main focus is to stay here and try and win games at the club. I’m here every day to do my best at training and to get better on the pitch. I haven’t thought about my future too much, my main focus is to work hard a training and on the pitch.

“I think that’s a good point from Cal. In the end, everyone is playing for pride on the pitch. No one likes to lose and drop points. We’re playing for a club, for a lot of fans and we go into every game to try and do our best and to try to win and to improve. We only ever focus on ourselves.”

Elyounoussi: We want to win every game from now until end of season