‘I’m delighted if they want to write us off,’ manager saysLennon concerned about long-term absence of fansNeil Lennon says Celtic will revel in any playing down of their chances in the first Old Firm match of the season, after a fraught buildup caused by the international break.
Odsonne Édouard, Celtic’s leading striker, arrived back in Glasgow only on Friday after testing positive for Covid-19 more than a week ago with France’s Under-21s. Nir Bitton and Hatem Elhamed will miss Rangers’ visit after they returned positive tests in the Israel camp. Ryan Christie has also been absent from Celtic’s training ground, having been identified as a close contact of Stuart Armstrong, the Southampton midfielder who was confirmed as positive for
Coronavirus with
Scotland.