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.
The Celtic factor that means Rafa Benitez could 'follow his heart' amid pundits excitement over master and apprentice battle
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic manager highly attractive. The Spaniard has been heavily linked with a move to the Scottish Premiership since he departed Chinese side Dalian Pro, where he earned a reported £12m a year salary, at the weekend.
Neil Lennon is still in position as Hoops manager but faces a review before the end of the month amid fan furore over his side falling 23 points behind in the title race.Thompson feels that the methodical former Newcastle and Real Madrid coach would enjoy life in Scotland due to Glasgow's cultural similarities to Liverpool.
And he's relishing the notion of a potential master and apprentice battle between the two major forces that masterminded Liverpool's legendary 2005 Champions League win in Istandbul.
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