Lenny expects ‘dark arts’ from his Hibs side

NEIL LENNON has urged Hibs to practise football’s ‘dark arts’ better in future following Saturday’s defeat to Celtic.

The Easter Road outfit succumbed to just their second loss of the season when they went down 4-2 to the champions in a remarkable game at Celtic Park.

With Flo Kamberi’s stunning strike in the 63rd minute giving Hibs hope at 2-1, Edouard netted the first of his double just seven minutes later.

And Lennon insists experienced Australia internationalist Mark Milligan should have prevented James Forrest from setting up the goal by ‘taking one for the team’ with a foul on the winger.

He said: “For the third goal, Milligan should take him out and take the foul.

“You’ve got to do your dark arts better. Milly is an experienced player. If he’s running away from you, just take a foul.

“We talked about it before the game.”

After four consecutive clean sheets, Hibs conceded goals for the first time in over a month, whilst Celtic’s defence was beaten for the first time in four matches.

Lennon admitted he ‘gambled’ with an adventurous line-up and was pleased with the way his team ‘exposed’ Celtic’s weaknesses.

He added: “I gambled. I came here with two strikers because I want to get on the front foot, I want to expose them.

“And we exposed them a lot.

“We should have been a bit more clinical in the final third, particularly in the first-half where I was disappointed with our forward players.

“We should have done a lot better.”