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.
5 things we spotted at Celtic training as upbeat Odsonne Edouard sets the tone for Aberdeen showdown
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon is arguably facing the toughest period of his second Celtic spell. Defeat to Rangers in the first derby of the season was compounded by defeat to Milan in the Europa League, with questions beginning to be asked of the manager.
The Premiership champions will be determined to get back to winning ways on Sunday but will not be relishing a trip to Pittodrie to face Aberdeen.
That's the first of two tough away games on the spin as a trip to Lille beckons and Lennon put his stars through their paces at Lennoxtown on Saturday.Here's what we spotted from the session.Even if he isn't at his best on the pitch, Scott Brown's impeccable training standards will never drop.
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