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 Ross County LIVE score as Neil Lennon names strong starting line-up for Paradise return
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic as they look to top up their fitness ahead of flag day against Hamilton next Sunday. Neil Lennon will be happy with how his side's preparations have gone after decent performances in France against top class opposition in Lyon, Nice and PSG.
Leigh Griffiths is back in with a shout after his fitness woes and could be given the opportunity to shine up front. He fell foul of the manager by returning from lockdown in less than tip-top condition and will have to prove to Lennon that he is focused and back to his best after a period of conditioning work.Celtic will hope he can secure their first win of pre-season as they face the Staggies.Ross County arrive at Paradise as the first opponents since lockdown in fine fettle having secured.
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