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Ben Banks

Celtic boss delighted as he rates Fir Park difficulty level after Motherwell win

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has praised his Celtic side for winning at Motherwell's Fir Park - which he rates as a hard place to visit.

Motherwell lost 2-0 to Celtic in North Lanarkshire, with goals from Jota and Fir Park academy graduate David Turnbull sealing another Hoops away win in league action.

It moves Graham Alexander's Steelmen down to sixth in the Premiership, but Celtic boss Postecoglou has been impressed by Motherwell's start to the season.

The Fir Park club have lost to Hearts and Hibs alongside the defeat to Celtic, and Postecoglou believes it's difficult to take hold of a match at the home of the Steelmen.

“I thought it was a good performance as it’s not an easy place to come and try and control the game but we managed to do that," he said.

Turnbull netted a screamer against his former club. (SNS Group)

“Motherwell have made a decent start to the season but I thought we were in control. We held the ball comfortably, scored two good goals, created chances and Joe Hart didn’t have a significant save to make.

“The most pleasing thing is that we managed to control the game at a difficult place.”

Turnbull's winner came in the midfielder's first game in front of Motherwell fans since his move to Celtic last summer, which earned his boyhood club a record fee.

"I thought both of our goals were outstanding," added Postecoglou. "The first goal is brilliant and Jota showed a lot of composure to stick it away.

"David's got that in his locker. He worked really hard today. Tom Rogic was providing the X-factor we needed initially and then David took over.

"It's great for him to get his goal but I thought his overall play was good as well."

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