Lennon hails new recruit

Neil Lennon saw enough from new boy Lassad Nouioui in the 2-0 Clydesdale Bank Premier League win over Dundee to suggest he will be a good addition to his squad.

The 26-year-old Tunisia forward was given his first start for the Hoops since signing a two-year contract following his departure from Deportivo La Coruna in the summer.

After strikes from Gary Hooper and Victor Wanyama had given the home side an unassailable lead against the SPL’s bottom side at Parkhead, Lassad was denied his first Celtic goal by former Hoops goalkeeper Robert Douglas. He saved the striker’s close-range header, having earlier kept out Scott Brown’s penalty after Lassad was tripped by Dundee defender Kyle Benedictus.