Neil Lennon wants to retain his 100 per cent record ahead of Celtic’s Scottish Premiership clash with Aberdeen on Saturday.
Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes has paid tribute to the impact Neil Lennon has made since his dramatic return to Celtic, in quotes reported by Football Scotland.
The former Hoops captain spent four years as the club’s manager between 2010 and 2014, winning the Scottish Premiership title on two occasions.
In a shock development, Lennon sealed a stunning return to the Parkhead dugout a week ago on an interim basis, after Brendan Rodgers walked away to join Leicester City.
Lennon has a 100 per cent record in his second spell so far, with Odsonne Edouard’s 92nd-minute goal sealing a dramatic 2-1 win away at Hearts before Saturday’s comfortable Scottish Cup triumph against former employers Hibernian.
Ahead of Celtic’s Premiership fixture against Aberdeen this weekend, McInnes has lauded the impact made by his Hoops counterpart.
“We’ve had two tight games against Celtic this season, our away form has been good and we want to continue that,” McInnes said.
“Neil has pulled off a couple of great results since he came back and the team look like a Neil Lennon team already.”
Lennon would surely jump at the chance to take over Celtic on a permanent basis but it seems that the reigning Premiership champions are eyeing a number of alternatives.
The Mail reported this week that Preston North End boss Alex Neil is one name on their wish list.
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