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.
Neil Lennon and Celtic given Italian media pasting as 'reviled' manager gets brutal write-up
dailyrecord.co.ukEuropa League group after being beaten 4-2 by Milan at San Siro. The top seeds in the group were already out but started fantastically, racing into a two goal lead inside the first 15 minutes.The Serie A leaders got back into it through Hakan Calhanoglu though and were level through Samu Castillejo after 26.They stretched their lead in the second half with a wonder goal from Jens Petter Hauge, though Gianluigi Donnarumma had to beat away a Ryan Christie free-kick.
Substitute Brahim Diaz added a late fourth to pile the pressure on Neil Lennon. The result means that Milan qualify for the last 32 of the competition where Rangers could yet lie in wait.
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