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.
Kenny Dalglish reveals the 'baffling' Celtic weakness that must be banished before Rangers clash
dailyrecord.co.ukKenny Dalglish is adamant his former team have a fighting chance of downing Rangers at Ibrox if they use boss Neil Lennon for inspiration.
Both teams have a midweek fixture to contend with but all eyes are already turning to Ibrox and the monumental showdown between the great rivals next Saturday.Celtic currently trail Steven Gerrard 's runaway leaders by 16 points and know a defeat will all but extinguish their Ten In A Row title dreams.
Rangers have been dominant this season but King Kenny reckons David Turnbull is a vital player for the visitors ahead of the the big one.
Speaking in the Sunday Post, he said: "I would imagine most people will have Rangers down as favourites to get the three points, but Celtic will not shy away from the.
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