There was much to like about the Ghirls’ display last Sunday, with goals from Morgan Cross and Natalie Ross handing Celtic a 2-1 opening day victory over Hearts.

Whilst the attacking intent of her squad would have been particularly pleasing, the squad’s all-round performance was one that pleased the Celtic Head Coach.

Now, Elena Sadiku insists her side cannot wait to get back out on the pitch for their first match at home as they aim to put on a performance and give back to the Celtic support.

The Hoops fans travelled to the capital in their numbers last week, and Sadiku is hoping to see that support out at New Douglas Park on Sunday against Hamilton Accies.

“In terms of the performance, I was very happy with how there are many things we worked on during pre-season that are already working right now,” she said.

“Obviously in the second half, we defended really well, which was also really nice to see.

“Everybody was doing everything for each other, too, both attacking and defending – just seeing that togetherness out on the pitch was brilliant.

“You can see the relationships within the team are already there and it will become stronger and stronger.

‘We just need to be patient and work every single session to get to where we want to be. But it was a great start.’

“I said it after the game, it almost felt like we were at home when we played at the Oriam because we had so many fans.

“We can hear them all the time. Playing at home, hopefully, we can get even more fans there to support us.

‘But we love our fans, they mean everything to us. We want to make sure we can give back to them.’

“Perform well, make them happy but also give back to them for always sticking around, even after last season because we know we aren’t happy with that.

“But they are still around and still want to support us. So we are really thankful and grateful for them.”

Watch Elena Sadiku’s full interview

Hard work in pre-season
How the new players have settled in
Pleasing aspects of opening day victory
Togetherness within the squad
Excitement at returning home

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Elena Sadiku: We want to give back to the fans in home opener