THE memories of glory days with Celtic will come flooding back for Neil Lennon as he returns north of the border tomorrow.

The Wanderers boss enjoyed 11 trophy-laden years as player and manager at Parkhead before leaving Scottish football behind and taking up the challenge of tuning round the fortunes of Wanderers.

But he makes a return of sorts 20 minutes’ drive away from his old stomping ground, leading the Whites in a testimonial for Motherwell midfielder Keith Lasley at Fir Park.

The atmosphere is likely to be far removed from title celebrations he last left behind in Scotland but Lennon is nevertheless looking forward to returning to a locality he knows well.

"It'll give me a chance to see a few old faces. I had a lot of good years up there and a lot of success as a player and a manager, some great memories,” he said.

"I've obviously been up there a bit to watch games and keep in touch but to take a team back to Scotland will be nice. It was nice to be asked actually, it's an honour.”

Practically speaking, Lennon will be able to ease the likes of Francesco Pisano and Jose Manuel Casado into their first taste of football with Wanderers, while also testing out the fitness of Liam Trotter, Derik Osede and possibly skipper Darren Pratley, who are all due back from injury.

Several development squad players will also make up the numbers, while the likes of Dorian Dervite, Neil Danns, Gary Madine and Zach Clough are not expected to take part, returning to training next week to prepare for the home game with Wolves.

Despite a winless start to the campaign Lennon is not completely unhappy with how things have gone for his Whites – and feels the game could come at a good time to bring the rest of his squad up to speed and provide some competition.

“In terms of performances I haven't been disappointed, aside from 45 minutes against Middlesbrough, which I have already said was down to me and the decision we made on the day,” he said.

“This will give me a chance to look at a few things, especially with players who haven't had much of a chance to play yet.”