Neil Lennon writes off Rangers revival under Michael Beale as he predicts 'another long period of Celtic dominance'

Neil Lennon reckons Rangers may be watching Celtic dominate Scottish football for a long time to come – feeling the "psychological edge" his old team have will take them a long way.

The Glasgow rivals face off at Hampden on Sunday with Celtic chasing the chance of a Treble while Rangers look for their first win over the Hoops under Michael Beale. It's being tipped as a decisive game for Beale who knows defeat will spell an end to any hopes of him picking up a trophy in his first season as Rangers boss and many have suggested he'll be under pressure if he fails to win a fourth derby on the spin.

Beale is determined to bridge the gap across the city but Lennon reckons it may be a long time before Rangers, who lost to Aberdeen on Saturday to leave Celtic within one win of lifting the Premiership title, can match them. Lennon said on PLZ Soccer: "I think we're looking at another long period of Celtic dominance. They're so well-managed, Covid had an impact on everyone but player trading (has been good to them), then you've got the likes of Frimpong who could go for big money and Celtic get an add-on from that. The club is in good health and that's because they have clever people behind the scenes as well.

"Psychologically it was damaging for Rangers against Aberdeen. It was Michael's first defeat outwith Celtic. They'll have to park that and concentrate on winning one game of football.

"Celtic just seem to have the psychological edge over them. Even when they're not at their best, they're still beating them and scoring three goals. According to everyone, the 3-2 win the other week, they didn't play well but they still scored three. If they do play well at Hampden, I can only see one winner. And if they don't, maybe