Celtic hero Neil Lennon suffered domestic defeat ahead of a daunting trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United.
The former Hoops boss nearly caused a shock in Cyprus last week with his Omonia Nicosia side coming out on the wrong end of a five-goal Europa League thriller. They held a shock lead at half-time but Erik ten Hag's men fought back in the second half to claim all three points in a 3-2 win.
The two sides go head to head once again this Thursday night in the return showdown under the lights at the Red Devils' famous home - but Lennon and Co will go into the Euro crunch on the back of a domestic loss after defeat on the road at AEL Limassol. Bruno missed a penalty for the visitors with 33 minutes on the clock and six minutes later they fell behind to Jared Khasa's strike that turned out to be the match decider.
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It leaves Omonia sitting on nine points after six games - five points behind leaders Pahos FC. Following their clash with United, Lennon's troops face Nea Salamis before an away trip to the current table toppers.
Omonia sit bottom of their Europa League Group E section on zero points from three games, with FC Sheriff three ahead in third spot.
Speaking after last week's first meeting with Manchester United, the Celtic legend said: “Listen, we rode our luck a lot. We kept ourselves in it, whether it be good goalkeeping or United missing good chances.
“To score two goals against them is probably more than I could’ve imagined. I didn’t think we believed in ourselves until we scored.
“It gave us something to hold on to. They’ve had two quick-fire goals but we’ve had chances at 2-1 to get level. The third goal has killed us and, on the balance of play, United thoroughly deserved their win.”
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