Neil Lennon has explained Leigh Griffiths ' continued absence from the Celtic squad as the striker was not involved in the 2-0 victory over Motherwell.
The Scotland forward hasn’t played for the champions since a 3-1 victory over Hearts in late August. Following his personal problems the former Hibs star has been hit with niggling injuries and a virus.
The 29-year-old was pictured at Celtic Park as he took part in a full training session before Celtic jetted out to Rome.
But he was not involved in the heroic Lazio result or the visit of the Steelmen.
And Lennon has provided an update on Griffiths' fitness and issued a challenge to his talisman to get up to speed in the next fortnight.
He told Celtic TV: “We’re hoping to give him two good weeks of work, then he has a developmental game next week – see how he comes through that.
“We want him up to speed, he’s not up to speed, not at the level that we want him at, he’s got to do the work in the next two weeks."
