Halliday's approach to Brown and the ensuing struggle sparked a mass confrontation which has seen both clubs receive an SFA charge.

Lennon told Celtic TV: "My players have been exemplary, absolutely exemplary, under immense provocation themselves.

"Scott Brown has nothing to defend himself for. I think his treatment on the pitch was nothing short of disgraceful.

"He has been elbowed, he has been hit in the face, but he takes it, stands up to it, and comes back for more. That's the character of the man.

"You get the usual nonsense and trying to put the same eggs in one basket. We are totally exempt from any blame for this whatsoever."

ga('create', 'UA-72310761-1', 'auto', {'name': 'pacontentapi'});
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'referrer', location.origin);
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension1', 'By Press Association Sport staff');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension2', 'a9216395-1bef-43a5-b0cd-a7f4a59b1c5d');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension3', 'paservice:sport,paservice:sport:club-news,paservice:sport:football');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension6', 'story');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension7', 'composite');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension8', null);
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension9', 'sport:football');
ga('pacontentapi.send', 'pageview', { 'location': location.href, 'page': (location.pathname + location.search + location.hash), 'title': 'Celtic boss Lennon: Brown has no case to answer'});