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 Neil Lennon receives welcome fitness report ahead of Hibs clash
dailyrecord.co.ukHibs. Assistant coach John Kennedy revealed no players picked up any knocks or niggles during the club's trip to Dubai. Neil Lennon 's side have returned from their training camp in the UAE and will take on Jack Ross' men at Celtic Park on Monday night.
Christopher Jullien and James Forrest remain the major absentees with the latter "progressing well" in rehab. That pair aside, Celtic have a full complement available.
Kennedy said: “There’s nothing new. Everyone completed all their sessions while we were in Dubai.“They trained really well, and we didn’t pick up anything new.
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