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 Shane Duffy enjoys Celtic debut to remember in rout over Ross County
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic debut with a trademark headed goal as Odsonne Edouard and Albian Ajeti also got their new partnership off to a flying start.
The Irish defender capped a special day in his career with a towering second-half effort from a Callum McGregor corner to help seal his side's emphatic Premiership success in the Highlands.
Duffy’s goal came after Edouard and Ajeti laid the groundwork for the win with strikes before the interval. The pair started for the first time as boss Neil Lennon named Duffy and unleashed the 3-5-2 which paid instant dividends on the attacking side with the Frenchman stroking home an early spot kick and the Swiss doubling the lead with a poacher’s penalty-box finish.County did cause some problems for Duffy and the Parkhead.
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