LYNDON DYKES has responded to comments from Christopher Jullien after the players went to battle again at Almondvale.

The pair have gone up against each other three times this season, the result has been 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw for both sides.

During the first game of the season against Livingston, the players clashed and Jullien was visibly rattled by Jullien’s in your face approach. They then did battle at Celtic Park with Jullien coming out the winner in that encounter. Dykes cut a lonely figure at Parkhead that day but nothing was made of it.

The third encounter saw Jullien at fault in the lead up to Livingston’s second goal, failing to keep Lyndon in check. In the end, Celtic pulled a late equaliser out the bag and got a vital point.

Speaking after the game, Lyndon had said he’d read quotes at the time of the first game where Jullien admitted to being nervous during the Livingston tie.

The Livi striker responded this week:

“I heard he said that. I don’t know what it is.” he told SUNSPORT

“Maybe he was a bit timid and a few times I got in behind him and he was a bit nervous.

“It’s a big compliment because he’s a £7million defender saying something like that about me.

 

“He’s a great player. I just went out to do my best and show him he wasn’t going to get an easy time of it.

“I just go out like it’s another person and do my best. I think that’s twice now I’ve roughed him out a bit and he hasn’t liked it.

“So that’s pleasing. But he’s a great player and he shows that week-in and week-out.”

Lyndon coming off very well in these comments. Jullien, on the whole, has been superb for the bhoys and worth every penny of the money we spent on him.

Big moments in Europa and in the Cup Final will testify to that.