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 team 'leaked' as Olivier Ntcham and Kris Ajer are sidelined for Motherwell clash
dailyrecord.co.ukKris Ajer will both be bombed out for Sunday's clash with Motherwell at Parkhead. The Nine In A Row Premiership winners return to domestic action after being knocked out of the Champions League by Ferencvaros on Wednesday, as they look to keep pace with Rangers.Neil Lennon 's side have two games in hand after games against St Mirren and Aberdeen were postponed, and having seen their title rivals beat Hamilton three points are essential.
According to a 'leaked' line-up circulating online, both Ntcham and Ajer have been dropped from the starting XI after Wednesday's loss.
If confirmed that will inevitably lead to speculation over the future of both players, with Lennon revealing after the Ferencvaros match that members of his squad are.
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