Celtic manager Neil Lennon has told BBC Sport that Steven Gerrard’s Rangers were “better” than his side in one particular aspect yesterday.
The Hoops suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Rangers at Celtic Park in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday.
Connor Goldson put the Gers in the lead in the Old Firm derby on nine minutes, and doubled the advantage in the 54th minute.
Celtic boss Lennon has given his take on the final result, and believes that Rangers “defended their box better”.
Lennon told BBC Sport: “I thought we deserved to go in at least level at half-time, we missed a great chance to equalise with Mohamed Elyounoussi.
“But we gave away two really poor goals and Rangers defended their box better than we did. We have players who are not fully fit coming on and they didn’t have the impact we hoped.”
Rangers were the better team
Celtic had 57% of the possession in the Old Firm derby, and although the Hoops took five shots, none of them was on target, according to BBC Sport.
Rangers were the better team on Saturday and took their chances, proven by the fact that they scored two goals. Gerrard’s side took nine shots of which five were on target, according to BBC Sport.
However, it is only October, and the title is not won or lost at this stage of the season.
Celtic do have a very strong squad, and the players will be determined to bounce back from the defeat to Rangers.
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