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.
Neymar and Neil Lennon in furious bust-up as Celtic manager clashes with world's most expensive player
dailyrecord.co.ukNeymar is not the most popular player with the Celtic support. The Brazilian superstar has form for winding up the Hoops, and has a brilliant record against them too.
Before Tuesday's friendly he'd played against them six times for Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, winning every contest, and netting seven goals and provided eight assists.
The aggregate score in the six games he's played against Celtic in competitive matches stands at 28-2. The world's most expensive player was the scourge of the Hoops again in the friendly in Paris, getting an assist and a goal in the first half.
And Neymar showed the other side of his character too as he appeared to become embroiled in a touchline row with Celtic manager Neil Lennon.
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