Lennon pays tribute to Celtic’s powers of recovery

Neil Lennon admits Celtic were more industrious than inspiring in Saturday’s 1-0 home win over Inverness which restored their four-point lead over Rangers at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

Midfielder Joe Ledley scored after 16 minutes to extend the Hoops’ domestic winning run to 17 games but it was not the “devastating” performance Lennon witnessed from his side in Wednesday night’s 4-0 win over Hearts at Tynecastle.

“Things are going very well,” he said. “But there is a long way to go.