Neil Lennon has pleaded with fans not to repeat last weekend's ugly protests outside Parkhead this weekend.

Hundreds of raging supporters congregated outside Celtic Park last weekend after their side lost 2-0 to Ross County in the Betfred Cup. The chaos left the manager 'upset and hurt' as they called for his head, with some choice words thrown in for good measure.

Lennon is adamant his players are ready for this weekend's game at home to St Johnstone and desperately want to get back to winning ways after 'gaining back some respectability' in yesterday evening's 4-2 defeat to AC Milan. And he has urged punters to get back to supporting the team.

Asked about the prospect of more turning up to express their anger, Lennon said: "Well, hopefully they will be celebrating a victory because that is what we will be trying to do. As we always do.

"I touched on what I thought of it on Sunday and if it is going to be reminiscent of Sunday, it is not what we need or what the players need at the minute."

Celts have only managed two wins in their last 11 matches as Lennon continues to come under fire. And goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas joined the boss in the firing line after Milan, with fans criticising his performance.