Neil Lennon has railed against a “barrage of absolute hypocrisy” following Celtic’s trip to Dubai.
Manager Lennon and 13 players missed two games after a positive Covid-19 test and now a further player has returned a positive test.
Celtic drew both of their matches while depleted and are 21 points behind Scottish Premiership leaders Rangers.
“We’ve been held to a far higher standard than any other club,” Lennon said.
“Protocols at different clubs are inconsistent. As soon as Celtic are deemed to do something wrong, bang, you’re all wanting blood, it’s absolutely scandalous. The fallout from this has been way too much.
“Aston Villa have shut down, Raith Rovers. They haven’t travelled anywhere. We could easily have stayed here and had an outbreak, but because our protocols are so good, we’ve been able to quell that.”
Chief executive Peter Lawwell last week apologised to supporters and said the trip was a “mistake”, but Lennon says…