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 v Motherwell LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership clash at Celtic Park
dailyrecord.co.ukMotherwell come to town. The 2-1 loss to Ferencvaros once again spelled the Hoops' elimination from Europe's premier competition before reaching the group stage.
New signing David Turnbull was paraded the day after that loss, however, and he could be in line to make his debut against the club he grew up at.
Neil Lennon publicly criticised a number of unnamed players for wanting to leave Parkhead and it will be all eyes on the team-sheets to spot any glaring omissions from his squad today.
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