Neil Lennon’s Celtic won the Old Firm derby on Sunday.
The former Rangers winger was impressed with how Brown influenced the Old Firm derby in the middle of the park.
Celtic won the Scottish Premiership game 2-0 against Rangers on Sunday, thanks to goals from Odsonne Edouard and Jonny Hayes.
McCann told BBC Sport about Brown: “I felt he could be key today because he had to influence as captain of this team.
“I looked around that Celtic team and didn’t see any other natural leaders. When he doesn’t do that Celtic suffer. Today he got himself going and he had a huge influence.”
Strong performance
Brown is one of the most combative midfielders in the Scottish Premiership, and the Scotsman showed his class against Rangers at Ibrox on Sunday.
The 34-year-old imposed himself on the match and was a force to be reckoned with in the middle of the park.
The former Hibernian star drove the Hoops out of defence and burst through the Rangers midfield on quite a few occasions.
It was one of Brown’s best performances for Celtic in recent times, and it showed that he is far from finished.
Praise for Odsonne Edouard
Another Celtic player who did well against Rangers was Odsonne Edouard, with the French striker scoring at Ibrox and being a problem for the Gers defence.
Celtic defender Christopher Jullien was impressed with Edouard’s performance, and said on Sky Sports Football on Sunday afternoon (2:06pm, September 1, 2019): “Yeah, perfect. Like I said a few weeks ago, he can do everything.
“He can play with the ball, he can keep the ball, he can play with the head, everything, he is just so good for us, he is such a good player, he is a top player for me.”
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