Neil Lennon claims Celtic have sent Gio van Bronckhorst into hiding as he reveals 'interest' in Sunderland job

Neil Lennon reckons Celtic will have given Gio van Bronckhorst a migraine that will take a couple of days in a dark room to recover from.

And the former Parkhead boss has revealed he is "itching" to get back into management with the Sunderland job in his crosshairs.

Lennon watched on as a fan on Wednesday night as his old team blew rivals Rangers away to reclaim top spot in the Premiership.

A double from Reo Hatate and a strike from Liel Abada sealed a rampant win to put them top for the first time since Lennon was in charge.

And Lennon reckons the nature of the defeat will have sent his old adversary Van Bronckhorst into hiding - for a couple of days at least.

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He said on talkSPORT: "Managing was a great privilege. I played, captained, coached and then managed the club twice.

"They were the best years of my life. It is 24/7, there's no question of that, but it's everything you dream of.

"I knew exactly what Ange was going through on Wednesday night because it was an amazing first half performance.

"Psychologically the momentum is with Celtic at the minute. Gio will be sitting in a dark room for a couple of days scared to pop his head out."

Lennon has been out of work since he was relieved