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Daryl Murphy will miss today's home game against Rangers with an ankle injury that will keep him out for the next three or four weeks. James Forrest's ankle injury will also see him miss the game but Charlie Mulgrew (hamstring) and Thomas Rogne (calf) have been back in training and in contention. Neil Lennon believes his Celtic side have their "tails up". He has been in charge for 16 unbeaten SPL games since taking over from Tony Mowbray in March and his team enjoyed what he described as their best performance of the season, the 2-1 win over Dundee United at Tannadice last week. Lennon is pleased by the way his squad, many of whom he recruited in the summer, have gelled together and claims they are in prime condition ahead of the visit from their rivals. He said: "I think it's as good as it gets from where we started from. We have a lot of new players who have to get used to the culture and environment of Scottish football and I think they have coped very well with that. They are playing some good stuff and they were excellent against Dundee United last week. I couldn't have asked any more from them in terms of a team performance and an attacking performance. So the tails are up, there is a wee bit of excitement about this game and the players are looking forward to it. We have gone about things as normal this week but we have worked on a few different things and ways we think we can exploit Rangers.'' |