'I want to build' - Askou's Motherwell vision

Jens Berthel Askou is out to "build something that will stand" as he prepares to take his undefeated Motherwell to Celtic Park.

The Fir Park side go to Glasgow on Sunday hoping to catch a vulnerable Celtic off guard after their Europa League defeat to Braga on Thursday.

Since arriving in the summer, Askou has revamped Motherwell's style of play into a brave and bold possession-based machine which continues to motor.

"One thing is to do something that looks good over six, seven, 10 games maybe. Nice," said the Dane.

"But we haven't won anything, we haven't really produced anything league-wise yet. Except some good performances and a few good results here and there. But we want to do something throughout the season.

"And we want to push in the cups as well, see how far we can go there. So I hope that when we are in May, in June, that we are in a positive place as well. That's the most important thing."

Despite going unbeaten this season so far in all competitions, Motherwell had to wait until last weekend for their first Premiership win as they eventually saw off Aberdeen.

Another victory - which would be their first at Celtic Park for almost 10 years - could spring them into third spot, and Askou is emboldened going to Glasgow focused on winning rather than setting up to stop their hosts.

"I think the most important thing is for us to focus on us, knowing that we are competing against clubs who have had more time together than us, who have more resources than us," he said.

"It's no excuse to not be competitive and ambitious. And that's what we try to do. And we know it's going to be really, really hard to get a top position in the league when the league is over.

"But we are going for it with everything we can. And Sunday is going to be a big game for us to show that we are serious when we say we are here to compete."