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.
Barry Ferguson predicts Celtic will go unbeaten for the rest of the season as Rangers legend pinpoints attractive 'new formula'
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic won't drop any more points in the title race as he tipped them to bounce back from a poor first half of the season. The former Rangers captain watched as Neil Lennon's side harried and pressed the life out of his beloved team despite a 1-0 defeat at Ibrox on Saturday.Ferguson admits the new diamond midfield shape at the heart of their recent turnaround makes Celtic look much better equipped for the title race.David Turnbull and Ismaila Soro have come out of nowhere to become mainstays in the new set-up and have rewarded their manager with excellent displays.And columnist Ferguson fells the feel-good factor from their performance will manifest in vastly improved results.He told Go Radio: "If Rangers can come through this month of.
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