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.
Lyon team vs Celtic 'revealed' as Moussa Dembele set to spearhead Juventus line-up test run
dailyrecord.co.ukJuventus just a few weeks away. Rudi Garcia's side lead the Serie A giants 1-0 from the last 16 first leg all the way back in February.Juve have since restarted domestic action while the decision to end the Ligue 1 campaign in April has left Lyon to arrange friendlies in preparation.
Hosting the Veolia Trophy, they take on Neil Lennon 's side in the coming hours following a 2-0 defeat to Rangers on Thursday.
According to Get French Football News, Garcia will look to field an XI as close to the team he plans to send out against Juve as possible.
That scenario, although unconfirmed that this stage, looks set to reunite Moussa Dembele and Celtic from the first whistle at the Groupama Stadium.
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