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.
Kristoffer Ajer after the centre back limped out of their clash with Lille. The Norwegian was replaced by the returning Nir Bitton 10 minutes into the second half but it will be a major worry for Neil Lennon if he is missing for Sunday's game against Aberdeen.
The Scottish Cup semi-final is of huge significance and missing Ajer against the Dons would make it considerably harder.Celtic looked better against Lille, with two fine first-half goals stunning the Ligue 1 leaders.
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