Ronny Deila has insisted he intends to deliver the treble in his first season in Scottish football.
The Celtic manager also claimed that the champions, currently fourth in the SPFL Premiership, are capable of going on a 10-game winning run.
So far Celtic have yet to win more than two in a row this season but they face struggling St Mirren tomorrow and Deila is confident they will soon click and begin building the backbone of a title-winning campaign. They would "definitely" win the league, he said.
"We want some momentum now. We want to win as many games in a row as possible. The team are capable of winning 10 games in a row, or something like that, but I'm not saying we are definitely going to do it right now.
"What I will say is that we are definitely going to win the league. The goal is the treble. In the cups everything can happen, but we have to set high demands and high goals for ourselves.
"I'm so lucky to have a team that is so good individually. So if we play well, we know we are going to cause problems for every other team in Scotland. They know we are a better team as well."
Deila was buoyed by the comfortable midweek League Cup victory over Hearts. "I felt like that was how I want to see my team play. Of course there is more progress we can make now but I think the structure is better defensively and we know it is going to be hard for other teams to beat us."
Celtic have a bothersome injury list, with Jason Denayer suffering an ankle knock in the Hearts game although he should be available for the trip to Paisley. Wakaso Mubarak is also expected to be ready after his ankle problem. Mikael Lustig, Adam Matthews and James Forrest have further to go.
Charlie Mulgrew will not need surgery on his knee problem and after seeing a specialist in London he should return for Celtic after next month's international break.
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