It's with a trademark twinkle in his eye that Martin O'Neill takes a diplomatic stance on whether his treble winning Celtic side would leave the current team its wake.
The Irishman preferred to use the Lisbon Lions as the flag bearers of best ever in a week when Neil Lennon claimed the likes of Henrik Larsson, Chris Sutton, John Hartson and himself would have put Ange Postecoglou's lot to the sword. There was though a firm belief from the former Hoops boss the Rangers of today would be no match for the Light Blue outfit from his time in Glasgow.
Whether Kyogo, Callum McGregor or Jota would have won a place in the class of 2003 which reached the Uefa Cup Final is a pub chat debate and O'Neill conceded the standard of the Premiership across the board is a pale shadow from when he donned a tracksuit in the Parkhead dugout.
