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.
Fuming Neil Lennon slams Bobby Madden as Celtic boss claims ref 'done us' over Nir Bitton red card
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon has slammed Bobby Madden and claimed the referee was wrong to red card Nir Bitton. The Irishman was fuming with the 42-year-old match official and is adamant he shouldn't have sent the Israeli off in the 62nd minute for hauling down Alfredo Morelos.
The afternoon then went from bad to worse as Callum McGregor headed into his own net during a nightmare 10-minute spell in the second half.
Celtic looked in total control before that but they unravelled in the closing stages as sub Shane Duffy underlined the power shift with some more slapstick defending.
But Lennon is staying positive and insists Celtic will not stop fighting for Premiership glory despite his anger towards Madden.
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