Former Celtic manager Neil Lennon has revealed that Robbie Keane and Damien Duff are two of the players he most wishes he managed.
Keane famously played for Celtic for a brief spell in 2010 and scored 12 goals in 16 league games as Rangers pipped the Hoops to the title.
Lennon took over as interim manager in the final weeks of Keane's stay in Scotland and only got to work with the Irish legend for a very brief spell.
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"Robbie Keane came to Celtic for six months and I was interim manager at the time before I got the job permanently," said Lennon, who was speaking about Celtic vs Rangers Odds for Boylesports.
"I would have loved him to have stayed a bit longer. He was an unbelievable, outstanding striker."
Damien Duff is another Irish star who Lennon wished he could have coached. Unlike Keane, Duff never played for Celtic and never featured for a Neil Lennon side.
The Shelbourne boss did however spend a period as a coach with Celtic, and Lennon fondly remembers Duff's ability as both a player and a coach.
"Damien Duff is another one. I ended up coaching with Damien for a year at Celtic and he was fabulous. I would've loved to have had him with me as a player."
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