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.
Shane Duffy's Celtic return explained after Kris Boyd questions club's stance on defender 'leaving bubble'
dailyrecord.co.ukShane Duffy recorded a negative test before returning to Celtic's squad. Pundit Kris Boyd questioned why the centre-back had been picked to start against Hibs after assistant boss John Kennedy ruled him out.
Kennedy said on Saturday that Duffy would be unable to play in the Monday night fixture after leaving Celtic 's Dubai bubble to return to the UK for personal reasons.
His words ensured some confusion when the Ireland international was named in a depleted Hoops side but Strachan, taking the team in Neil Lennon's isolation absence, has moved to clarify the situation.He told Sky Sports: "Yeah, he comes back off the back of a negative test."So, he's back in and ready to go." Strachan's reply ahead of kick-off followed Boyd posing the.
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