John Kennedy was disappointed only to come away from Pittodrie with a point given the chances Celtic created in the draw with Aberdeen, but the Celtic manager was pleased to see Leigh Griffiths get on the score sheet.

Celtic endured a frustrating 1-1 draw against Aberdeen after Stephen Glass’ team went ahead in the 18^th minute through Lewis Ferguson.

The home side were pinned deep inside their own half for much of the game as Celtic pressed for an equaliser. However, a series of missed chances meant the Dons were still a goal ahead when the game went into injury time.

Thankfully, substitute Griffiths headed in Mohamed Elyounoussi’s cross in the 93^rd minute to salvage a draw for the Hoops.

Speaking after the game, Celtic interim manager John Kennedy admitted Celtic passed up too many good opportunities to score sooner in the game.

“We missed too many chances and gave away a cheap goal from a set-play, which was disappointing,” he said. “We had more than enough chances to get ourselves back into the game and then build on that.

“Aberdeen had something to hang on to in the second half so they sat in and were difficult to break down.

'We had to be patient and keep working them and the goal came in the end. Ideally, with the chances we created, we would have liked to have taken more out of the game.'

John Kennedy added he was relieved to see the goal finally come and praised Griffiths for his contribution.

“We deserved a point so I was glad it came in the end,” he said. “It was a terrific ball from Moi and a great goal from Leigh which is typical Leigh.

“That’s Leigh and the way he plays. Because they were 1-0 up, I thought we would get more than enough possession and territory to pin them in and if you give Leigh half a chance in and around the box that’s when he’s deadly. At times we probably didn’t give Leigh enough service. We had opportunities and it’s great for him to get a goal.”

John Kennedy frustrated Celtic's dominance only yielded a point