Lennon keen for Old Firm test

Celtic manager Neil Lennon says his side have all the momentum heading into Wednesday’s crunch Old Firm derby with Rangers at Celtic Park.

Saturday’s 2-1 triumph over Kilmarnock was Celtic’s eighth league win in succession, and saw them trim Rangers lead in the Scottish Premier League – which had been 15 points briefly in November – to a single point after the champions’ 2-1 loss at St Mirren.

Lennon was delighted with the results, and said his men would be heading into Wednesday’s game full of confidence.

“Momentum is with us,” Lennon told the BBC.

“It’s eight wins in a row and I can’t speak highly enough of the performances of the players in that period of time.”

“Overall, I am absolutely delighted with the players at the minute. Obviously, results elsewhere went our way so we’re right in there now.”

“It’s gone for us today but it can change again very quickly. People say anything can happen in an Old Firm game. We’re not getting complacent.”

“The players are feeling good about themselves.”

“We’ve won eight in a row and now we want to go nine in a row.”

“The fact of the matter is that we’re playing Rangers on the 28th and if we win the game, we know we’ll go top, if we lose the game it’s a four-point gap again so there’s a lot at stake.”