Neil Lennon will be looking to guide Celtic to another Scottish Premiership title at the end of the season.
David Moyes has admitted that he will ‘always’ be interested in the Celtic job but claimed that the work Neil Lennon has done so far ‘warrants’ him being the next permanent Bhoys manager.
In February, Brendan Rodgers made the surprise decision to quit his post at Parkhead and join Premier League side Leicester City instead with Lennon replacing him in the hot seat until the end of the season [Celtic official Twitter account].
As a result, it leaves the door open as to who will be the next permanent manager, with the next man more than likely taking charge of a team that would have just won the Scottish Premiership title by some distance.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live (26/03/2019 at 8:35 pm), Moyes gave an honest answer when asked about the soon-to-be-available managerial post at Celtic.
“I would always interested [in the Celtic job,]” Moyes told BBC Radio 5 Live. “But I have got to say Lenny’s done a brilliant job. He’s been there before and I think the job he is doing at the moment would warrant him being the Celtic manager. I really do, he’s doing a good job.”
There are a number of things that fall in favour of Lennon. Firstly, he has won the title at Celtic before and is much liked by the club’s supporters.
On top of that, he is already in the job and if he seals Celtic’s Premiership title in an impressive fashion then it would be hard to ignore him.
On Sunday, his team will host bitter rivals Rangers, who will be well aware that if they have any chance of doing the impossible then they must beat their neighbours.
There are 10 points separating Steven Gerrard’s side and the current leaders. During the reverse fixture in December, the Gers ran out 1-0 winners on home soil and they will be hoping for more of the same at the weekend.
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