Sunday 15 March 2020 14:35, UK
Neil Lennon would expect Celtic to be declared Ladbrokes Premiership champions if the season is brought to a premature end due to the coronavirus crisis.
With eight league games remaining, Celtic are 13 points ahead of Rangers having played a game more and are heavy favourites to make it nine successive title wins.
The Parkhead boss referenced Dundee United's 14-point lead over Inverness in the Scottish Championship and Liverpool's apparent romp to the Premier League title - as well as Hearts' struggle at the bottom of the Premiership table - when asked what he felt should happen if the season was scrapped.
"We would be the champions and rightly so," said Lennon. "We are 13 points clear. Dundee United, they would have to be promoted as well.
"Certainly, if you are talking about the Armageddon of the league being cancelled or stopped, it should go on the average points total which would make us clear champions.
"We are over 30 games into the season, they are not going to take that away from us. Are they going to do that to Liverpool? I would doubt it very much.
"I get your point about Hearts but you have to look at average point per game and take it from there.
"If it was to stop now I would doubt very much that they would say it was null and void."