McCoist admits to `healthy respect'

Ally McCoist has declined to reveal what was said between himself and Neil Lennon after both Old Firm bosses shared a post-match embrace on Wednesday night.

The scene which followed Celtic's 1-0 win over Rangers was in stark contrast to an angry exchange between the pair following a fiery Scottish Cup clash, also at Parkhead, last March.

McCoist has now made it clear there are no hard feelings between himself and the Hoops boss, who he claims he has a "healthy respect" for.

The Rangers manager said: "I wouldn't divulge what was said but I would like to think that we have a healthy respect for each other and the job that the other one is trying to do.

"We are both relatively new Old Firm managers but, since both clubs were formed, there has been, there has to be and hopefully always will be, a healthy respect for each other. That has to be the case.

"Neil and I sat after the game, just the two of us, and had a bottle of beer and spoke about the game and spoke about other things. It was good and it was refreshing."