O'Neill buoyed by Celtic win over Motherwell
Martin O'Neill hailed Celtic's "desperately encouraging" display in its 2-0 victory over Motherwell.
The Hoops returned to the Scottish Premiership summit, thanks to goals from Camilo Duran and Benjamin Nygren at Fir Park.
It was a welcome win for Celtic, which suffered three straight defeats in all competitions prior to the international break.
The margin of victory could have been greater, too, with the visitor registering 15 shots on target to its opponent's two.
"[I'm] delighted with the performance," said O'Neill, who oversaw his 250th win in charge of the Hoops. "The team played really well.
"Maybe, we could have scored a few more goals, but we created a lot and that was desperately encouraging.
"It's a big boost psychologically to play as well as we did, and go back to the top of the table."
Meanwhile, that is now four straight defeats for Motherwell, which is ninth in the table and just three points clear of bottom side Kilmarnock.
"We were the second best team today," coach Alfred Johansson added. "We were not sharp enough in and around their box.
"Motherwell has a clear football philosophy. This is something I and the players are fully behind. Building a new team is not done overnight. We will get more players back from injury, young players will grow, but we will not change anything [in terms of style].
"It's clear we need to improve. We will work hard to do better in the future."
