Celtic have got their mojo back

NEIL LENNON insists natural-born winner Martin O'Neill has already brought back Celtic's mojo.

- BY GORDON PARKS

The former Hoops skipper and boss hailed his old mentor's return as interim gaffer and hinted he could have a prolonged stay in the hotseat.

Lennon racked up three league titles, three Scottish Cups and a League Cup under his fellow Northern Irishman's five-year stewardship and has backed O'Neill to walk away a winner from this afternoon's Old Firm showdown.

He said: "It still feels a bit surreal and it's been a seismic week at Celtic. It's great to see him back and he managed to get off to a great start with a comfortable win over Falkirk in midweek which might settle things down a bit.

"He's straight back into the frying pan now with a semifinal against Rangers at Hampden and if they can get a couple of wins they'll be feeling much better about themselves as well.

"I fancy Celtic to win the game and the arrival of Martin has brought a little bit of their mojo back."