Neil Lennon will be wary of former Old Firm adversary Francis Jeffers when he takes his Celtic side to Motherwell on Sunday.
The Irishman was skipper at Parkhead in 2005 when Jeffers had a short loan period at Ibrox and the former Everton and Arsenal striker has now returned to Scotland and scored his first goal for Stuart McCall's side in the recent 2-1 win at Aberdeen.
"I know him, he was at Rangers," the Parkhead boss said. "It's a good bit of business for Motherwell to bring someone of his experience to the club. He is a good player and knows where the goal is. He's crafty, he flits in and out of games and suddenly pops up with a goal. He's already made his mark, he's scored against Aberdeen so he is someone we will need to keep an eye on."
On-form Celtic, though, are strong favourites to cement their place at the top of the SPL. The Hoops are eight points ahead of Old Firm rivals Rangers albeit having played two games more than the champions.
Motherwell, for their part, have blown hot and cold recently and after being thrashed 6-0 against Rangers at Ibrox they picked up maximum points away to Aberdeen and against Lanarkshire rivals Hamilton at Fir Park.
However, it was back to square one when they were beaten at home by struggling St Mirren in midweek but Lennon expects a tough afternoon.
"They had a bad result at Ibrox and bounced back with two decent results against Aberdeen and Hamilton," the Hoops boss said.
"I'm sure Stuart will be disappointed by the way they played on Wednesday night. They didn't do themselves justice. But we know they will be up for the game.
"It's live on television, there should be a good crowd there and the players will realise that they probably let their manager down and he will be looking for a reaction from them.
"Fir Park has always been a difficult place to get a result and I can't see Sunday being any different."
Source: PA
