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.
Mohamed Elyounoussi throws down Celtic gauntlet as winger reveals Neil Lennon playing time talk
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon has been wrong to leave him out.The Norwegian international admits to being in the midst of a challenging situation at Celtic as he fights for regular action.Elyounoussi is desperate to be involved and prove his value but opportunities have been fleeting in recent weeks.The 26-year-old looked to be first-pick material when secured for a second season-long loan spell from Southampton and was installed into a key role at the campaign outset.
As Lennon operated with a 4-2-3-1 formation, the attacker was a natural to play off the left-hand side behind the main striker and got going with goals in the Champions League qualifier against KR Reykjavik.
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