Rangers manager Ally McCoist has declined to reveal what was said between himself and Neil Lennon after both Old Firm bosses shared a post-match embrace on Wednesday night.
The scene which followed Celtic's 1-0 win was in stark contrast to an angry exchange between the pair following a fiery Scottish Cup clash, also at Parkhead, last March.
"I wouldn't divulge what was said but I would like to think that we have a healthy respect for each other and the job that the other one is trying to do," said McCoist.
"We are both relatively new Old Firm managers but, since both clubs were formed, there has been, there has to be and hopefully always will be, a healthy respect for each other. That has to be the case.
"Neil and I sat after the game, just the two of us, and had a bottle of beer and spoke about the game and spoke about other things. It was good and it was refreshing."
What was less refreshing for McCoist was the sight of his players surrendering their lead at the summit of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.
The Scottish champions were 15 points clear of their rivals in early November but now trail Celtic by two points and find themselves in unfamiliar territory this season.
Speaking ahead of Monday's visit of Motherwell, McCoist said: "It's something that's relatively new to us this season but it's not something that's new to us in the past few seasons.
"The need to pick up three points is just as important, if not more important, and that starts against Motherwell.
"What we have to do now is string consecutive results together and go on a little bit of a run. It will be very difficult against Motherwell but we have to start somewhere and hopefully it's that game."
Source: PA
