Celtic manager Neil Lennon has said that he is pleased with his side's performance against St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership on Thursday,

Virgil van Dijk's fifth-minute goal proved to be enough for the Glasgow giants to win 1-0 at McDiarmid Park.

"We never get it easy here, so it was as tight as I expected," he told BBC Radio Scotland.

"We played very well in the first half and we scored a wondergoal to win the game. We were a bit ragged for 10-15 minutes but the final half hour was pretty comfortable."

Celtic are currently 11 points clear at the top of the league table.