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's Albian Ajeti intent spells Celtic trouble for Leigh Griffiths after boss' public blast
dailyrecord.co.ukLeigh Griffiths. The Celtic boss delivered a scathing verdict on the Scotland frontman after a dismal weekend defeat to St Mirren in which he was hooked at half-time.
Lennon deployed Ajeti alongside Edouard for Tuesday night's 4-0 demolition of Kilmarnock and the Swiss made his mark with a well-taken goal.
And the manager suggested he's prepared to stick with that pairing going forward.He said: "Hopefully he'll get a run of games now."He looked very good, very strong tonight.
He complemented Odsonne very well."It's a good night's work for him."Ajeti, a £5million summer arrival from West Ham, looked a shrewd addition in the early weeks of his Parkhead career but quickly fell out of the picture as the club's season unravelled.
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