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 makes Celtic 'time and again' defence as boss details Shane Duffy's Rangers debut desire
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon ’s response was short, sharp and straight to the point. The Celtic manager is in charge of a group who have won 11 straight domestic trophies and yet, at times, their abilities are still questioned.
Lennon said after the first Old Firm fixture of last season that his team were an afterthought in the build-up to the clash they won at Ibrox.
When they lost to Rangers at Parkhead last December, fingers were pointed. Critics again said their domination was over. Now it’s happening again.
Plunged into chaos by losing key men due to the Covid-19 crisis and also having crucial personnel injured or making their way back from knocks going into the first derby of this term, they are being put under the microscope.
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