Lennon: Game on in title race

18 May 2009 20:04
Rangers are two points clear and require a win against Dundee United at Tannadice next Sunday to clinch the silverware. Celtic were in pole position ahead of the weekend's fixtures - but Sunday's goalless draw at Hibernian means they fell two points behind their Glasgow rivals. Gordon Strachan's side host Hearts waiting for an Ibrox slip-up and Lennon is predicting the battle of the Old Firm will go the distance. Former Parkhead midfielder Lennon, now first-team coach explained: "Anything can happen. "We are going to make sure it goes to the wire. The disappointing thing is it's out of our hands - but it's game on." On the match itself, the former Northern Ireland midfielder continued on Celtic TV: "I think it was frustrating, rather than disappointing. "Overall the performance was good but we couldn't put the ball in the net. "We played well, defended well and had plenty of chances but it just didn't seem to go well there (in front of goal). "The level of performance and consistency throughout the game was good but it obviously wasn't our day. "The title will go to the wire again and it's out of our hands." His words were echoed by captain Gary Caldwell, who explained: "It's a horrible position to be in but we have to do our own job. "We must go out and play the same way as we did at Hibs and take our chances. Performance-wise you couldn't fault us. "We didn't just throw the ball into the box, we tried to break them down - but we didn't do that for all our efforts." Lennon had some good news to report about the fitness of Scott Brown, allaying fears the midfielder may need an ankle operation. The midfielder has been struggling with an ankle injury recently and was substituted in the closing stages of yesterday's match at Easter Road. Lennon explained: "Scott should be okay for the weekend but he won't do a lot this week. "He's had an ongoing ankle problem which he had been getting through okay - but he struggled a bit in the last 20 minutes yesterday. "It wasn't his day but hopefully after a week's rest he should be okay. "I wouldn't have thought it would go as far as an operation - but he needs a rest."

Source: Team_Talk