Celtic 'still a long way from home' in title race - O'Neill
Manager Martin O'Neill doesn't think momentum is with Celtic despite their 3-1 home win over Falkirk on Saturday. The Parkhead club were the first of the top three to play this weekend and laid down a marker to Hearts and Rangers with their victory. Celtic travel to Hibs next weekend before welcoming Rangers to Parkhead in their next two post-split fixtures.
Manager Martin O'Neill doesn't think momentum is with Celtic despite their 3-1 home win over Falkirk on Saturday. The Parkhead club were the first of the top three to play this weekend and laid down a marker to Hearts and Rangers with their victory. And the Northern Irishman was delighted with the home crowd as they helped spur the team on to a win.
"I think the support we got was terrific," O'Neill said. "They stayed with the team when there were moments of anxiety which I thought we showed for a little period of time and which could have spilled over into the crowd. "They stayed with us, which was fantastic.
" Celtic travel to Hibs next weekend before welcoming Rangers to Parkhead in their next two post-split fixtures. They then visit Motherwell at Fir Park and end the campaign at home to leaders Hearts. "We have a tough task next week," the Northern Irishman added.
"We have been battling strongly. We showed some fine play, made some mistakes which could have been costly. "But we got a grip of that and the introduction of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain brought a calmness to us.