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 injury update as Christopher Jullien return tempers James Forrest blow
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic. Winger Mikey Johnston is back in training while defender Christopher Jullien, a key man at the back, will return soon.
The centre-back has overcome a back issue while youngster Johnston is available to train for the first time since a knee injury in January.
Less positive is the news that talisman winger James Forrest will be out for at least six weeks, and potentially longer, with an ankle injury that required surgery to correct.
Neil Lennon explained the situation as he assessed the state of his squad ahead of Thursday's Europa League clash with Sparta Prague.
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