Fran Alonso has praised his side’s mentality since the start of the season, with the Hoops having won all four of their fixtures and scoring 23 goals without reply.

The Celtic manager is looking forward to this Sunday’s match against Hamilton Accies at the Excelsior Stadium (KO: 3pm) and is confident the squad will maintain their impressive form after the recent short break.

Speaking ahead of Sunday’s game, the Hoops boss told Celtic TV: “We were in great form and we’ve worked very hard in training to keep this form, but we will see on Sunday.

'It’s a fresh week and the girls have been fighting for a spot. Today is another day where they will fight.'

“I expect a tough game against Hamilton. They already have four points, so if you compare them to last season, they’re much stronger and they’ve already picked up points. They didn’t have points at this stage last season so they are much stronger.

“Last season when we played them at Airdrie it was 1-0 for so long and they had a chance to equalise before we killed the game, so it was very tight and if we underestimate them we will suffer.

“Hopefully we are at our best, focus on our performance, impose our style and fight for the three points.

“If we manage to defend with the same intensity and keep another clean sheet that a will be a bonus as well.”

And Fran Alonso has also praised his side’s defensive strength, which is a result of the whole team working on that aspect of the game.

“This year we have recruited players specifically for our formation and I think it has had an impact on the team,” he said.

“It’s eleven players defending and that’s key. It’s not about the goalkeeper or the defensive line, but about our pressing from the front and the defence that our midfield does, so it's a team defending together and so far it’s been really good.

“Hopefully it will carry on like that and it’s credit to the work-rate and concentration levels of the team.”

Fran Alonso: We're targeting the points against Hamilton