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.
Celtic. Neil Lennon's side have earned three consecutive Premiership wins and are slowly building momentum as they head to Perth to face St Johnstone.
Key striker Odsonne Edouard has once again found the scoring touch netting six goals in his last five games as he looks to strike up a partnership with Albian Ajeti.
Stephen Welsh has also been another recent standout in the Hoops' backline, but the centre-back looks set to miss out on the clash at McDiarmid Park today.
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