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Neil Lennon blasts Celtic Dubai 'hypocrisy' as club suffer another Covid blow

Neil Lennon has confirmed that another Celtic player has tested positive for Covid-19.

The Celtic boss missed the 1-1 draw against Hibernian and the goalless draw against Livingston at Parkhead as he was self-isolating following the club's controversial training trip to Dubai.

Lennon, assistant John Kennedy and 13 players had to self-isolate after Christopher Jullien tested positive for coronavirus

Ahead of the trip to Livingston on Wednesday, said: "Another player has been deemed positive, it is someone who is self-isolating.

"Everyone is negative bar two players."

Chief executive Peter Lawwell admitted the trip to the UAE was "a mistake" and apologised to Hoops fans.

But Lennon hit back at what he believes was unfair criticism.

He added: "I think that is remarkable and blows out the water the way the trip has been portrayed in certain quarters of the media, by certain pundits and by certain government officials as well.

"We didn't abuse any 'privilege', we did the right things, we were totally professional.

"We had a little drink in the afternoon on a day off, completely allowed, no law breaking.

"But we come back to this barrage of absolute hypocrisy."

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