Aiden McGeady insists there is nothing wrong with team spirit at Celtic after The Hoops have seen their season crumble in recent weeks amid a run of one win in seven games.

The Glasgow club crashed out of the Champions League against Barcelona before an unexpected defeat to Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup.

A 1-0 defeat to Motherwell at Celtic Park on Saturday dented their already slim hopes of claiming a third successive Scottish Premier League title.

But Republic of Ireland winger McGeady believes the loss of form is down to inefficiency in front of goal and not some wider malaise.

"You hear whispers of there not being leadership in the team but I think that's unfair," the 22-year-old said. "There are many leaders on the park.

"All these little whispers that you hear have started to come out because we have not being playing well. Nobody was saying that two months ago.

"We have just not being playing well as a team. It's hard to put your finger on one aspect of the game but we have been creating a lot of chances and the ball has just not been going in the back of the net.

"And teams have been coming to Celtic Park and maybe only creating one or two chances and scoring one most of the time, which never used to happen.

"Maybe it's just down to other players not performing on the day but you could never say throughout the team that nobody is trying their hardest.

"Sometimes things don't go for you on the day, maybe your finishing is not great, your crossing is not great, but everyone is trying 100 per cent."

McGeady feared Celtic's title challenge was over following Motherwell's first Parkhead victory for nine years.

But he was cheered slightly by Rangers' 3-3 draw at Dundee United on Sunday, which leaves the Gers seven points ahead with two trips to Parkhead coming.

"It's going to be a massive task for us to win the league now," McGeady said. "With Rangers drawing, it gives us a chance. It's an outside chance of course, but there is always a chance unless it's mathematically impossible."

McGeady was speaking at an event to mark his nomination for the Royal Mail PFA Scotland Player of the Year, and young player of the year, awards.

The Republic of Ireland international refuted suggestions the burden of creativity at Celtic is all on him.

"The pressure is fine. Every game I go out I am expected to do something - create a goal, score a goal," added McGeady. "That is just something I have grown up with to be honest with you.

"Whether if I don't play, the team doesn't play, I don't know if that's true, because I think there would be a lot of players in the team who would be unhappy with that comment."