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.
Christopher Jullien misses out for Celtic in the crucial Ne’er Day derby.The French centre-back smashed his knee against the post in the midweek win over Dundee United and was stretchered off after the clash with the woodwork.Nir Bitton instead starts against Rangers – and not Shane Duffy – alongside Kris Ajer as Neil Lennon sticks with his in-form strike pairing of Odsonne Edouard and Leigh Griffiths.The manager has also given the nod to Ismaila Soro, who scored against United, while captain Scott Brown starts on the bench.As expected, Vasilis Barkas remains in goal while Diego Laxalt and Jeremie Frimpong are the wingbacks for a game Celtic must win.If Rangers emerge victorious, they will open up a massive 19-point lead over their great.
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