Celtic make it ten trophies in a row
● Boss’s historic achievement as Celtic retain League Cup
Celtic captain Scott Brown lifted the Betfred Cup yesterday after his team ran out 1-0 winners over arch rivals Rangers at a rain-soaked Hampden Park. The win meant Celtic claimed their tenth consecutive trophy.
Neil Lennon has spoken of his pride in becoming only the second man in Scottish football history to win all three domestic trophies as both a player and manager at the same club.
Celtic’s dramatic 1-0 win over Rangers in the League Cup final at Hampden saw Lennon emulate the iconic figure of Billy Mcneill in achieving the feat. Lennon suffered defeat in two League Cup finals during his first spell as Celtic manager but Christopher Jullien’s 60th-minute goal saw his off-colour side find a way to beat a Rangers team who were the better side for much of the afternoon at Hampden.
Admitting that he was reluctant to comment on matching Mcneill’s record in the build-up to the match, Lennon was full of praise for the manner in which Celtic, inspired by goalkeeper Fraser Forster who saved a penalty from Alfredo Morelos, secured a tenth consecutive domestic trophy triumph.
“I didn’t want to talk about it [equalling Mcneill] before the
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“The League Cup has been something of a monkey on my back as a manager. It owed me one. When we lost the final here to Kilmarnock in 2012, we should have had it home and hosed. So I feel I was due one. It’s just nice to tick that box as a manager. “Obviously you want to do it in spectacular fashion at times but that’s not always possible. I’m thrilled, really proud of the players. We had to dig