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.
St Johnstone winger Michael O'Halloran injured on Sunday. The veteran midfielder made contact with the star on the hip with a challenge - leaving stud marks on the ex- Rangers man.
O'Halloran was unable to continue in the game but the Scottish Sun report the SFA have looked at the flashpoint and are happy that the collision wasn't intentional.
St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson admitted the winger is now a doubt for his side's clash with Livingston at the weekendHe added: "His hip seized up and he has massive big stud marks and there's a bit of swelling there."We will need to have a look at that this week." Neil Lennon will be delighted his skipper will remain available for the challenges ahead as Celtic face a crucial match at Kilmarnock on.
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