Strachan insistent over duo

Gordon Strachan is adamant Thomas Gravesen and Neil Lennon can play together.

The Danish international moved to Celtic Park last month from Real Madrid, with suggestions that would end Lennon's time at the club.

However, the Bhoys boss is keen to use the pair together in the same team and insists Lennon still has an important role to play alongside Gravesen.

Lennon spoke out against the doubters last week and Strachan has now mirrored his sentiments.

The former Coventry City chief cites similar suggestions when Roy Keane arrived last season and is determined to prove the critics wrong once again.

"People who say that do not know the game and do not know Thomas Gravesen," Strachan told the Celtic View.

"They are ill-informed to start with and people said that about Roy Keane and Neil Lennon.

"But other people are paid to talk and if that is their only ability then carry on. I don't have a problem with that.

"Roy Keane joined us and people said he and Lennon couldn't play together but when he joined we were about four points ahead in the title race.

"They went on to play together and when we won the league we were 20 points ahead.

"Anybody with any intelligence can look at it and say Thomas Gravesen is an all-round midfield player and anyone who says that he is a sitting midfielder like Neil Lennon hasn't done their homework, does not know the game, does not know Thomas Gravesen.

"If we are going to have opinions then let's have educated opinions."

Meanwhile, Celtic midfielder Paul Lawson could make his debut for St Johnstone this weekend after joining the Scottish Division One outfit on loan until the end of the year.

The 22-year-old moved to McDiarmid Park on deadline day along with Willie McLaren from Airdrie United, who penned a two-year deal.