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 Lazio LIVE team news and build-up ahead of the Champions League clash
dailyrecord.co.ukThe disco lights are getting ready to be turned on – and Celtic fans feel like partying.Yep, Brendan Rodgers and the Champions League is back in Glasgow’s east end and supporters will be hoping it will end better than the last time he stood in the dugout for UEFA’s top tournament.
Because back in 2017 Celtic got stung 1-0 by Anderlecht. But that was then and this is now. And Rodgers has a chance to earn a statement result against a Lazio side that is toiling.Despite their domestic woes – the Romans sit 16th in Serie A – Maurizio Sarri's men did score a last-gasp leveller in their opening Group E game to earn a point at home to Atletico Madrid, who face Feyenoord in the other group game tonight.
But Celtic defeated the Italian outfit in both games when they met in the Europa League three years ago under Neil Lennon with the Hoops winning 2-1 home and away.
They are now under a bit of pressure to get a positive result following defeat in their opener in Rotterdam but have a good record on matchday two in the Champions League.Can they continue that?
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