By Stephen Mcgowan For The Scottish Daily Mail
Published: 00:06 BST, 15 April 2019 | Updated: 00:08 BST, 15 April 2019
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Neil Lennon insists he would have no complaints if Celtic handed the manager's job to someone else.
The interim boss led the Parkhead club to the final of the William Hill Scottish Cup with an emphatic 3-0 win over Aberdeen. Victory against Hearts on May 25 would secure an unprecedented treble Treble of domestic trophies.
Despite major shareholder Dermot Desmond dismissing speculation over external candidates in a conversation on Saturday, however, Lennon admitted he is in the dark over his chances of landing the job on a permanent basis.
Neil Lennon says he would understand if he were not given the Celtic job
Lennon is now unbeaten in eight games after being asked to steady the ship when Brendan Rodgers quit for Leicester City.
Speaking after goals from James Forrest, Odsonne Edouard and Tom Rogic blew Aberdeen away, however, Lennon revealed: 'I spoke to Dermot on Saturday and he said all the speculation is just noise and nonsense.
'I knew that anyway because these are class people I work for. I've worked for them before and know the way they work. So I know it's just conjecture and speculation.
The interim boss led the Parkhead club to the Scottish Cup final with a 3-0 win over Aberdeen
'They leave me to get on with the job, which is obviously reassuring. But I didn't need
