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 fiery Celtic motivational tactics as former Parkhead man lifts the lid on Rangers team talks
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon will motivate his squad. The Glasgow rivals meet for the first time this season on Saturday with just two points separating them at the head of the Premiership table.
Even with no fans there is plenty on the line at Celtic Park, with the hosts looking to avenge a defeat on home soil in December.
And the Celtic players will be left in no doubt about what the fixture means, with Lennon sure to send his players out with their blood pumping.
Wilson explained on Clyde Superscoreboard: "I wouldn't say the players did anything differently. "I think when you're at that level and you're an elite player for Celtic and Rangers you're pretty much set in your mindset anyway.
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