O'Neill relishing potential Lennon reunion
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill joked he would like to put Neil Lennon "in his place" should Celtic and Dunfermline meet in the Scottish Cup final. Dunfermline, led by ex-Celtic boss Lennon, face Falkirk in Saturday's Hampden showdown before O'Neill's side meet St Mirren in a repeat of December's League Cup final on Sunday. During his first spell in charge O'Neill signed Lennon from his former club Leicester City in December 2000 and the midfielder went on to make almost 300 appearances for the Glasgow outfit.
Lennon's second-tier Pars are still in with a chance of securing a Premiership play-off this season and have already seen off Hibs and Aberdeen in their route to the Scottish Cup semi-final. O'Neill said: "Oh, I would love it. I would really love it.
I'd like to put him in his place. "Please, scrub that. Because it's not ideally true.
I've got the utmost regard for him. He's been brilliant. "The two managers [Lennon and Falkirk's John McGlynn] have done brilliantly.
Really brilliantly. And Neil, who's obviously a big part of my managerial life anyway, has done great. It's no surprise to me.