After latest monthly award, Moussa Dembele assesses his own improvement since joining Celtic

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The striker won the Scottish Premiership player of the month award for the second time this season in February.

Celtic star Moussa Dembele has told the club’s official website that he feels he has improved drastically since initially moving north of the border last summer.

Dembele joined the Hoops back in June after impressing for Fulham last season, and has been an utter sensation so far during his time in Glasgow.

In 44 games in all competitions for the Bhoys, the 20-year-old has scored 32 goals, and he has eclipsed last season’s 40-goal leader Leigh Griffiths as the biggest star at Parkhead.

He was recognised for his lethal form in recent weeks by being handed the Scottish Premiership player of the month award for the second time this season.

Dembele’s form has seen him become one of the most highly-rated youngsters in European football, and he has already been linked with a move to a host of top clubs ahead of this summer.

The star himself, though, has continually insisted that he is focused only on life in Glasgow, and in an interview with the club’s website, he discussed how he has improved so far in his short time as a Celtic player.

Dembele said: “I have developed a lot from the first day I came in here. I have learned a lot alongside the manager and the players here. It’s been a good season so far for me and the Celtic team.

“I can’t say one aspect of my game has improved more than the other one. I am young so I try to learn from everyone and every aspect of the game is important.

“Until the end of the season, it’s not finished, so I try to think every game is a new challenge and I try to give 100 per cent in every game. I will score as many goals as I can but I will just take myself game-by-game. I just focus on my football and we will see what happens at the end. Football is the only thing on my mind. I just have to keep going and working the way I am.”

The sky appears to be the limit for Dembele. What’s more, this weekend he gets to face the team who have arguably become his favourite Scottish opponent – Celtic’s Old Firm arch-rivals Rangers.

The striker has scored five times in three games against the Gers this term, including a hat-trick at Celtic Park in the 5-1 thrashing early in the campaign.