Askou on Parkhead intent, rising expectations & captain's return

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Scott Mullen at Fir Park
BBC Sport Scotland

Undefeated Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou sat down with the media at Fir Park to preview his side's Scottish Premiership meeting with Celtic on Sunday.

Here are the key points:

  • The Motherwell manager says his team are going to Celtic Park to win.

  • He trusts his players to create chances and score goals, and is "convinced" keeping Celtic's chances at a minimum means there's a chance of a positive result.

  • When asked if it is a good time to face out-of-sorts Celtic, Askou replied "maybe", but predicts they will be sharper than they were in defeat to Braga on Thursday.

  • Motherwell are still growing, but "we haven't really produced anything league-wise yet", with Askou adding: "When the season is over, that's when it counts".

  • Captain Paul McGinn is back for the trip to Parkhead. Elijah Just, Tom Sparrow, Callum Hendry and Callum Slattery have been training with the chance one may make it on Sunday.

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