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 in Aberdeen admission as Celtic boss reveals half-time rollicking that sealed Hampden showdown
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic manager Neil Lennon admits he didn't want to face Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup semi-final and reckons Derek McInnes probably feels the same way.
The two sides have faced off at Hampden on numerous occasions in past decade or so, and were pitted against each other once again.
The draw was made immediately after Celtic 's win over St Johnstone and the Hoops gaffer admitted it wasn't his ideal match-up.
Lennon told Premier Sports: "I think both myself and Derek would have liked to have avoided each other. "But you'll have an Edinburgh derby semi-final and Celtic- Aberdeen . "It doesn't matter who you're drawn against, you've got to win it to get to the final so we'll be, hopefully, at full throttle by then." The holders reached the
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