Celtic and Rangers meet for the fourth time in 2010-11 when they come face to face at Parkhead tomorrow in a crucial Clydesdale Bank Premier League contest.

The Glasgow rivals are battling it out for domestic honours on three fronts, with a Scottish Cup fifth-round replay and a Co-operative Insurance Cup final to come next month.

Lennon insists the SPL clash will not lose any edge given the close nature of the title race - Rangers are five points behind with two games in hand.

The public feud between Celtic captain Scott Brown and Rangers player El-Hadji Diouf during and after the recent drawn cup clash adds further spice to an always hard-fought occasion.

But Lennon admits he could do without the extra strain an Old Firm build-up provides seven times a season.

"It's probably too many but that's just the way the fixtures have thrown it up with four in the league, the cup draw and the cup final," Lennon said.

"The supporters might like it every week but for the managers, four would be plenty.

"I think it takes a lot out of both sets of players as well at times. And again there is a lot of hype that fills papers for days beforehand and days after.

"It's a game. It's an important game obviously, but I think if there were less games you would probably look forward to them more."

Lennon did not mention Celtic's opponents to his players until Friday in a bid to keep preparations level-headed and normal.

And he will not deviate from his own routine, other than to avoid going out and about in Glasgow in the run-up to kick-off.

"I try and take it as just another week," he said. "You have to put up with all the hype that goes with it and sometimes the games get over-hyped for me.

"But at the end of the day there are three points riding on it, although the winners get a psychological lift.

"For the last two days we concentrate solely on the game and not all the other nonsense that goes with it.

"I try to avoid people this week as best I can, cocoon myself away with my thoughts and just come into my work and get on with it.

"I stick to my usual private routine in the build-up to the game, I'm superstitious that way."