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.
Celtic star Nir Bitton admits he 'underestimated' Covid as virus left him unable to stand
dailyrecord.co.ukNir Bitton unable to stand as it took its toll on the Celtic star.Bitton was ruled out of Saturday's 2-0 defeat after testing positive on international duty with Israel, and he says he underestimated the virus.
The 28-year-old is no longer in isolation, but will face a series of tests before being allowed to play for Neil Lennon's side again.
Speaking about his experience in the Scottish Sun, Bitton said: “I went through some hard days with this virus. It wasn’t easy at all. "Before I got the disease I underestimated it, but it was not pleasant.“I had headaches, my muscles ached and I could not stand up.
I had to sit.“You do not know what you are heading towards.“Everyone knows how the disease starts, but not how it ends.“If it affected me,.
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