I don’t want to say to Neil Lennon’s critics and doubters that I told them so, but I was always sure that he would make then eat his words. And as his team racked up their 51st goal of the season already on Wednesday night, he hasn’t half done that.

There was a lot of debate over the summer about Celtic taking a step back, going from playing in the style they were under Brendan Rodgers to the style preferred by Lennon, but there is only one description for the way that this team are playing at the moment; the Celtic way.

It doesn’t matter if there are two passes at the back or 22, this Celtic team are exciting to watch, quick, easy on the eye, and above all else are a huge threat in attack. They are built in the traditions of the Celtic teams that everyone thinks back fondly on, and although it is early days for this team, they are on the right track to being remembered as a proper Celtic team.

I had no doubt that Lennon would achieve that when he was appointed on a full-time basis once more. His Celtic team first time around was exciting to watch, and it is exactly the same this time around.

I would even go as far as to say that it has the potential to be even better than Lennon’s side during his first spell in permanent charge of the club, and they enjoyed some real success. In fact, not even going as far back as that, they seem to be in a much better position than they even were 12 months ago under Rodgers.

In terms of the league position, that much is indisputable. They have won six out of six in the Premiership this season so far to give them 18 points, whereas last term they gained just 10 points in the same period having lost to both Hearts and Kilmarnock and drawn with St Mirren.

So, it is to Lennon’s credit that he has started the season so well, albeit with the blip that was the home game against Cluj in the Champions League qualifiers, and I think there are two things that really stand out about this squad he has built.

First and foremost, the depth is really impressive. I know that Partick Thistle are in the Championship now and struggling a bit, but Lennon was able to make eight changes and win the match at a canter. As well as bringing in impressive young players like Jeremie Frimpong, he was also able to play experienced guys like Tom Rogic and Oliver Ntcham who probably wouldn’t be playing from the start at the moment in his preferred line-up. Although Ntcham may be forcing his way into that picture with some outstanding displays of late.

The defence is well-stocked too, there is wonderful competition in the wide areas, and there are three strikers now for one slot with Vakoun Issouf Bayo seemingly overtaking Leigh Griffiths in the pecking order. That is the only area I’d be slightly concerned about, because Bayo is still young and raw, whereas Griffiths is yet to get back to his best, so if anything should happen to Odsonne Edouard it might leave Celtic a little bit short up front for the really big games.

That is a minor point though, because everything that Celtic are doing right now is so positive. And that is the other thing that really stands out, just how much harmony there appears to be at the club right now.

Lennon has done a magnificent job in fostering a real team spirit, and everyone seems to be pulling in the same direction.

Long may that continue, and long may Celtic entertain us.