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 squad revealed as David Turnbull and Christopher Jullien offer selection conundrum
dailyrecord.co.ukChristopher Jullien is likely to return to the heart of the defence for Sunday's visit of St Johnstone. The big Frenchman was left out of the 4-2 defeat to AC Milan as Neil Lennon looked to keep him fresh for the domestic challenges ahead.
The defender has had a long spell out of the team with injury and was given a chance to put his feet up after two games in quick succession against Sparta Prague and Ross County.
David Turnbull could also return after he resumed training following a positive coronavirus test. The midfielder picked up the illness on Scotland Under-21 duty, but after two weeks of recovery the Celtic gaffer said: “He’s done all of his testing, his heart testing and his physical testing.
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