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 salutes the Green Brigade as Celtic Ultras go above and beyond to make some noise
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon and a host of his first-team Celtic boss stars paid tribute to the Green Brigade after the supporters group unveiled a banner ahead of the clash with Rangers.
The Ultras headed to Lennoxtown on Friday and unveiled the placard that read "We're out here for you, be in there for us", with fans still locked out amid the pandemic.
And the North Curve Twitter account have uploaded a hype video ahead of today's showdown between the Premiership champions and their fierce rivals.
The clip shows Glasgow getting ready for the big one and it includes Lennon and many of his key men stopping to recognise the fan group.
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