Not expecting an easy game

Neil Lennon does not expect to see a weakened Rangers side line up at Parkhead today. Rangers drew 1-1 with Sporting Lisbon on Thursday night but Lennon does not beleive that will hamper their efforts in today's Old Firm derby. Celtic are thought to be the favourites as they go into the game on the back of a free week while their rivals had a Europa League game just three days earlier. But Lennon is not sure that extra game will have too much of an effect. He said: "When I played you just wanted to play games - you didn't have to do much training in between. Maybe we might be a bit fresher, I don't know. Maybe the extra game will do Rangers the world of good. We will have to wait to see what happens on Sunday."

Today will see Scott Brown and El-Hadji Diouf meet again after they traded insults during and for several days after the 2-2  draw at Ibrox in the Scottish Cup earlier this month. Brown described the booking he received for celebrating in Diouf's face after scoring Celtic's second equaliser as "the best booking I have ever had". The Senegalese player will have to cope with the crowd remembering him spitting on a Celtic fan while playing for Liverpool in a UEFA Cup tie in 2003.

Lennon was keen to play down the feud between the two players ahead of the game, but he has no problem with a healthy on-field rivalry. He said: "Every Old Firm game is different. Both teams have their own personalities and sometimes it can get a bit feisty but there is nothing wrong with that, as long as it doesn't spill into something outrageous. Basically you want to keep 11 players on the pitch. Each game has its own personalities. It might be two different players you are talking about after Sunday's game."