Lennon sings praises of Celtic duo

Celtic midfielder Neil Lennon has hailed Henrik Larsson and Chris Sutton as the best strike partnership in Britain.

Celtic midfielder Neil Lennon has hailed Henrik Larsson and Chris Sutton as the best strike partnership in Britain.

The Parkhead pair cost the club a combined sum of £6.65m, but have already bagged 46 goals between them this campaign.

Lennon said: "I knew Chris from my Leicester days and he always played well against us.

"He scored more than 25 goals two or three years ago in the Premiership for Blackburn and you can't do that unless you're a quality finisher.

"But now only can he put the ball away he also works so hard for the team and that's priceless.

"Henrik is an incredible talent, a real predator, and it's not until you work with him that you realise how special he is. He's so down to earth.

"It also speaks volumes for him that it was only 15 months ago he suffered a horrendous leg break.

"I've been through a bad injury and it's not so easy to come back and play to a high standard.

"As a strike partnership are as good as anything in Britain. They compliment each other and a lot of clubs must be envious that we have them.

"They've already scored more goals than anyone could have hopes for and who knows how many more they will get. Some people think it could go as high as 75 and that wouldn't be out of the question."

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