Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers praises Neil Lennon's 'outstanding' job at Hibernian
Friday 8 December 2017 16:31, UK
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has described Neil Lennon's performance at Hibernian as "outstanding".
The Scottish Premiership leaders travel to Easter Road Sunday lunchtime to take on Hibernian and Rodgers is hoping to extend their domestic British record beyond 67 games.
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"I'm really looking forward to going to Easter Road," said the Northern Irishman, who praised the work done by Lennon.
"I went to Hibs last year. I thought the atmosphere was brilliant. I went to the Hibs-Hearts cup game and Hibs played very well and eventually got promoted.
"Neil's done an outstanding job with them, obviously being unbeaten away from home, and at Easter Road, it's always going to be a tough game.
"They have some very good players and quality. They work very hard, they're committed and they have quality. They have an outstanding manager who will always want to win."
The Hoops clinched third spot in their Champions League group to book themselves a slot in the Europa League's last-32, but Tuesday's 1-0 defeat to Anderlecht was another sobering lesson for Rodgers' side.
"Tuesday night was our fourth game in nine days and they've all been really physically taxing games. The only benefit of going into this game on Sunday is we've had a bit more time to prepare physically and tactically."
