Celtic hero Neil Lennon has compared Hoops legend Henrik Larsson with Cristiano Ronaldo.

The ex-Hoops boss played with the Swede for four seasons at Parkhead and reckons he has similar attributes to the Portuguese superstar.

Lennon feels Larsson, at his peak, was excellent in the air and just as effective with his head as multiple Ballon d'Or winner is.

Speaking to Celtic Odds, he said: "The guy had everything, he was world class and I was fortunate enough to play with him for four or five years.

"Every time you sat in the dressing room, you would look at him and just know you had a chance in the game because he could score with either foot and he was unbelievable in the air.

"He used to hang like Cristiano Ronaldo, bearing in mind he wasn’t a particularly tall guy and didn’t have rippling shoulder muscles."

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Meanwhile, snooker legend John Higgins has credited the success of Celtic under boss Ange Postecoglou as one of the reasons he is in the hunt to win his fifth world championship.

The Hoops daft 47-year-old, who won his first world title in 1998, has nothing but good things to say about the Australian.

Celtic are currently on course for a potential domestic treble and Higgins, who has tasted success at the Crucible on four separate occasions, hopes the ex-Socceroos boss stays at Parkhead for a long time.

Speaking to STV, he said: "“Ange Postecoglou has been amazing for the club he has come in and everybody just loves him, so for as long as he stays at Celtic I think we can look forward to more games like the weekend for, hopefully, years to come.

"That’s maybe why I am feeling so good just now. It would be a dream to be able to go and parade another world championship at Celtic Park and meet big Ange, that would be an amazing feeling."

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