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 vs Kilmarnock LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership clash at Parkhead
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon was proud as punch in the wake of his side's rejuvenating win over Lille. But as good as the Europa League dead rubber was - things must improve domestically for a side facing an increasingly desperate battle to keep pace with Rangers.
And Kilmarnock won't be rolling over as Alex Dyer's look to strengthen their top-six ambitions. Lennon has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks and his starting XI will also be examined closely with fans calling for David Turnbull and Ismaila Soro to start.
But, whoever plays, the Premiership champions are in desperate need of all three points as they look to mount a title comeback.
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