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.
Neil Lennon gives Rangers team clue as Celtic boss provides Chris Jullien injury update
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon admits star man David Turnbull will be tasked with carrying the fight to Rangers but remained coy over Scott Brown's Ibrox role.
Ismaila Soro once again turned heads in the heart of the midfield as he grabbed his first goal in green and white during the comprehensive 3-0 win over Dundee United.And now all eyes turn to Ibrox and the starting XI that the Irishman selects for his side's biggest game of the season.Odsonne Edouard grabbed the third but the Irishman had special praise for Turnbull who netted for a third consecutive game.
And the Hoops boss admits there is no doubt that he will be in the mix for Saturday's showdown with Rangers as Celtic look to trim their rivals' mammoth 16-point Premiership lead.
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