Friday 8 April 2016 16:38, UK
Celtic manager Ronny Deila is confident striker Leigh Griffiths will not have long to wait to break his short scoring drought.
Griffiths has netted 35 goals this season, but has not found the net in the last three games in which Celtic are undefeated.
The striker missed the last match against Motherwell but did play in the team's 1-0 victory at Fir Park, which was decided by a Nadir Ciftci goal.
Prior to Tuesday's stalemate against Dundee at Dens Park, Tom Rogic netted with a superb strike in the last minute to earn a 1-0 victory at Kilmarnock and the Hoops then came from behind to beat Hearts 3-1 with a Gary Mackay-Steven goal and a double from fellow winger Patrick Roberts at Celtic Park last Saturday.
But Deila has been pleased with the work-rate of Griffths in those games, and is certain the Scotland international will continue to trouble defences.
"He's not tired that's for sure. He's ready. He gets good chances all the time so that's the most important thing," Deila said.
"If he had been going into games and not getting opportunities then I would be more concerned. He is so vital for us. We know how good a finisher he is and he will be back on track again.
"We have others who can score. A week ago we had a winger scoring two and the other one scored one so we're scoring a lot of goals this season.
"But I know Leigh will continue scoring goals if he is at it and he will create chances for others as well so I'm not concerned. It's getting closer now but we are in a very good position. We're five points ahead with six games left so there are a lot of opportunities here."
Speaking at the news briefing ahead of the Sky Live clash at Fir Park, Deila, who is locked in a head-to-head battle with Aberdeen for the Premiership title, was again asked about the prospects of facing newly-promoted Rangers next season.
Celtic will play the Championship winners and Petrofac Training Cup finalists at Hampden in the Scottish Cup a week on Sunday - live on Sky Sports - and the Norwegian was canvassed for his opinions on their prospects after they booked their place in the top flight with a 1-0 win over Dumbarton on Tuesday.
"We'll see," he said. "It's too early to say something about other teams. I've got a lot of other things to think about. This is something you can keep on thinking about in the media and I will answer next season."
