Neil Lennon tells Celtic fans to 'calm down' as he insists there's 'no justification' for his sacking

Celtic manager Neil Lennon insists there is “no justification” for him to be sacked after a string of poor results.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon watched his side draw 3-3 with Aberdeen on Sunday. Picture: SNS

The Parkhead side have failed to win any of their last three games, starting with a 2-0 defeat to Rangers in the first Glasgow Derby of the season. They then fell 3-1 to Milan in the Europa League and lost two points in the dying seconds at Pittodrie as Lewis Ferguson’s injury-time penalty earned a 3-3 draw for Aberdeen.

This slide, coupled with a general unease about the champions’ performance so far this term, has had supporters calling for a change in the dugout.

Lennon, however, remains bullish on his position as he looks to steer the club to a record ten Scottish titles in succession.

He told broadcasters ahead of Thursday’s Europa League clash with Lille: “We have lost one game in the league and pundits are talking about me being two games away from the sack. Where that comes from I have no idea.

"I have seen two newspapers run polls on whether I should get sacked or not. I have never seen it before in 20 years I have been here. Who is driving that? It is not the Celtic fans.

"There is a minority of our support who need to calm down, let the players settle. It has been very disruptive the last few weeks but I am not using that as an excuse.

"In the main I think the majority of the supporters are behind the team and behind the club.

"There is no justification for me to get sacked, none whatsoever. I shouldn't have to defend my record, it speaks for itself.

"I don't feel under any major pressure. Am I unhappy with this week's work? Yes, because we would like to play well and win.

"But I think we are getting better, stronger and have a lot to look forward to and I think I should be the man in charge of it.

"We go through a little spell and conspiracy theories come out about dressing room break ups, fall outs, all that nonsense.

"It is fake news. I sound like Donald Trump now but it is just all fake news."

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