Lennon delight at Hoops win

30 October 2010 16:30
Celtic manager Neil Lennon was delighted with his side as they cruised to a 3-0 win over St Johnstone. A Niall McGinn double and a strike from Emilio Izaguirre completed a comfortable afternoon's work for the visitors who had to withdraw skipper Shaun Maloney minutes before the kick-off with a stomach bug complaint. "I am delighted with the goals, the clean sheet and the performance," said Lennon, who also dropped under-fire defender Glenn Loovens to give fit-again Thomas Rogne his first start of the season. "It was a big win for us in the context of the week and we were very good. "We had a blow before the game when Shaun Maloney failed to shrug off a bug so we had to re-jig the team and put Niall on the left and bring in Cha Du-Ri on the right. "We have competition for places and we are looking for a standard in the team."

Source: PA