Lennon wants to keep bandwagon rolling on home soil
Neil Lennon wants Celtic’s bandwagon to roll seamlessly from cup to league with the visit of Hearts tomorrow night.
The William Hill Scottish Cup holders booked a quarter-final spot – and a date with St Johnstone in Perth – with a 3-0 victory over League 1 outfit Clyde at Broadwood Stadium on Sunday.
It was Celtic’s 33rd successive domestic cup win but Lennon quickly refocused on the Premiership in which he is looking for the champions to at least maintain their seven-point lead over rivals Rangers at the top of the table when the Gorgie side come calling.
He told Celtic TV: “It is incredible. Great consistency from the players. We were clear favourites so we made sure there were no mistakes and now we keep rolling on. It was comfortable, we used the squad as well, so it was a good day all round.
“Hearts have picked up a little bit but we are playing well at home and we just want to keep it going.”
The Northern Irishman made six changes to his side to give a rest to star players such as Fraser Forster,
Callum Mcgregor and Odsonne Edouard, and the visitors took care of business with minimum fuss.
Lennon, pictured, praised French midfielder Olivier Ntcham, who scored the opener with a drive from outside the box, and substitute Vakoun Bayo, who netted a late third from a Moritz Bauer pass, with skipper Scott Brown scoring just before the break.
The Parkhead boss, pictured, said: “It was a great goal. Olivier is in great form, he is playing brilliantly.
“It was a great finish and he can do more of that. I’m delighted with his contribution at the moment.
“Bayo’s was a nice finish, a nice goal. He missed a couple of chances earlier on but it was a nice way to wrap the game up.
“We deserved another goal out of it at least.”