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.
Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk compared to Man Utd legend Rio Ferdinand by former boss
mirror.co.ukCeltic manager Neil Lennon has claimed he always knew his former player Virgil van Dijk would go on to achieve greatness and has likened him to Manchester United hero Rio Ferdinand.
Lennon worked with the centre-back during the 2013-14 season at Celtic Park, and clearly saw huge potential in him even in those early days.
Van Dijk is now considered arguably the best defender in the world, and speaking to the Lennon said he was surprised Celtic were able to keep hold of the Dutchman as long as they did.
When asked about Liverpool potentially winning the Premier League this week, Lennon replied: "You cannot deny Liverpool the title.
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