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.
Sparta Prague vs Celtic LIVE score and goal updates from the Europa League clash
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon is staying at Celtic for the time being at least and the message from his players is clear - the fightback starts now.
They've fronted up to recent poor results and performances as today's trip to the Czech capital provides a route to at least show the fanbase some green shoots of recovery.
Some took to the Celtic Way outside the stadium yesterday to vent their frustrations but could a first win in this season's Europa League prove to be a corner turned?
Lennon's side were embarrassed 4-1 on Bonfire Night by Sparta Prague in the reverse fixture although tonight's hosts have suffered a real downturn in form.
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