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 Lille LIVE score build-up and team news from the Europa League clash
dailyrecord.co.ukEuropa League against Lille tonight with bottom spot in Group H guaranteed. Neil Lennon is in desperate need of a win, however, to lift the mood around Parkhead after a disastrous domestic campaign so far this season.
With the struggling Scottish champions sitting 13 points behind rivals Rangers, the visit of the French side provides a welcome distraction despite it being a dead rubber.However, Lille boss Christophe Galtier will be keen to pile more misery on the beleaguered side with a win guaranteeing they will pip AC Milan to top spot after an impressive group campaign.
Lennon is set to give his fringe players a chance with David Turnbull, Ismaila Soro and Patryk Klimala all likely to be handed minutes for the dead rubber.
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