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Neil Lennon pinpoints one Celtic flaw that leaves him frustrated after Livingston draw

Neil Lennon admits he is growing frustrated at how Celtic overplay when they are in possession of the ball.

The interim-manager watched on from the side as his side struggled to break down a stubborn Livingston defence and were held to a 0-0 draw.

Odsonne Edouard , James Forrest and Oliver Burke missed glorious opportunities to open the scoring with Livingston goalkeeper Liam Kelly in fine form.

Burke's chance, in particular, was hard to watch as he missed an open goal in the last minute of the game.

Celtic Manager Neil Lennon (SNS Group)

Celtic 0 Livingston 0 as Oliver Burke misses sitter from two yards out – 3 talking points  

And Lennon feels more could have been created if his side had just got the ball forward quicker rather than playing from side-to-side.

He said: “It’s frustrating because we created great chances, even in the 93rd minute we had a great chance to win it.

“The performance was decent, the first half very good, the second half a little bit huffy and puffy.

“I just think we overplay it, at times we can get the ball forward a little bit quicker.

“If we’d got the goal at any stage of the game I think we’d probably have won comfortably but we just lacked a bit of punch.

Oliver Burke left dejected after his late sitter (SNS)

“We’re not firing on all cylinders at times and that has been prevalent to me since I’ve come in. But it’s not as if we are not creating the chances, we are.

“But look, we are in a great position - 14 points clear and, yes, Rangers have a game in hand but they have to win it. If they do it will only be 11 with five games to so I think we are in a very strong position.

“We know what we have to do and we’ve got a big semi-final now outwith the league to look forward to so I think there’s a lot to be happy about.”

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