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 vs Livingston LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership clash at Parkhead
dailyrecord.co.ukLivingston knowing that a win is vital to keep up the pressure on their Glasgow rivals Rangers. The Hoops had fallen behind due to cancellations but they have shown great character to build up a series of wins and today they have the opportunity to bring themselves level on points at the top.
With an entire squad to chose from barring long-term absentee Mikey Johnston, Neil Lennon has plenty of options and he will hope to further cement the players' comfort in the new 3-5-2 system adopted in the last two games.
Livingston will have to keep a keen eye on Shane Duffy who has remained relatively untested at the back but has notched two goals in as many games as the powerful Irishman causes havoc in Premiership boxes.
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