Lively substitute Kris Commons should have levelled from Ben Pringle's cross but skewed his effort wide.

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And the Dutchman should have scored after two minutes when he connected with a Kris Commons corner.

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And despite Kris Commons coming close to equalising, Nigel Clough's side fell to their third defeat in five matches.

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Celtic almost went in front when Kris Commons' teasing cross found Brown diving in but the skipper's header flew past the post.

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Mjallby praised Kris Commons for his two goals against Hamilton and the Scotland winger was also sure that Lennon would stay with Celtic.

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Rennes' misery was complete when they were reduced to 10 men, M'Vila picking up a second booking for a late tackle on McCourt's replacement Kris Commons.

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And the game started in positive fashion, with United's Craig Conway and Celtic's Kris Commons prominent as both sides probed for openings and looked to exploit the wide areas.

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Nyron Nosworthy fouled Gareth Taylor and when Kris Commons whipped in the free-kick, Gills keeper Brown parried Morgan's initial header but was powerless to prevent him knocking in the rebound.

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Luke Moore levelled for the visitors before two goals apiece from former Derby strikers Marcus Tudgay and Robert Earnshaw put the game to bed, meaning Kris Commons' deflected free-kick was nothing more than a consolation.

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Kris Commons came agonizingly close to an equalizer when his overhead kick sailed just inches wide of the far post, while Ambrose should have netted with a free header just after the hour mark.

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Meanwhile, despite reports linking Kris Commons with Rangers, it is believed that the Scottish champions have no plans at this stage to approach his present club, Derby County, about the winger who is out of contract in the summer.

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The Rams had won that game courtesy of Kris Commons' strike but they wasted several other chances and their failure to take more than a one-goal cushion to Old Trafford was always going to make their task in the second leg a difficult one.

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