Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City.
Lennon moved to Scottish club Celtic in 2000, where he made over 200 appearances and was appointed captain in 2005. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England and played for Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers. Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals. Lennon was appointed manager of Celtic in March 2010, initially in a caretaker capacity after the departure of Tony Mowbray.
3 talking points as Celtic table toppers inspired by brilliant Callum McGregor's milestone strike
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon ’s team fight back from a shock early deficit and overhaul Rangers at the summit. McGregor’s first-half effort cancelled out an early Jason Holt penalty for Livingston and the Scotland star then engineered an effort for Ryan Christie, who started up front with Odsonne Edouard dropped to the bench.
Christie’s sidekick for the afternoon Albian Ajeti snared his fourth goal for the club just after the restart to secure the victory, even though Frenchman Julien Serrano produced a magnificent late strike to give the hosts a nervy finale.
Lennon’s team were better than Livi, but Gary Holt’s side battled and scrapped in typical fashion as they fell to the foot of the standings.
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