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.
Leigh Griffiths steps up Celtic return with Shane Duffy set for instant Hoops debut
dailyrecord.co.ukLeigh Griffiths is nearing a return to action as he stepped up his fitness work at the club's training ground. The striker is yet to play this season after returning from lockdown overweight and then picking up an injury during training.
He won't feature this weekend but he should be available for Neil Lennon soon as the Celtic boss nears a fully fit squad ahead of the game against Ross County.
Mikey Johnston is definitely out with a long term injury while Nir Bitton returned from international duty with a knee issue.
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