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 bemused as Celtic face resistance over 'devastated' Ryan Christie's exclusion
dailyrecord.co.ukRyan Christie’s Old Firm exclusion.Parkhead chiefs have been left bewildered at a lack of communication in their efforts to have the “devastated” attacker available for today’s game against Rangers.Christie and Scotland colleague Kieran Tierney were placed into a 14-day self-isolation period after NHS Lothian officials deemed them to have close contact with Stuart Amstrong, who recorded a positive Covid-19 test.Both players were due to miss their respective weekend club matches, but Arsenal were increasingly confident Tierney will get the green light to face Manchester City today in the English Premier League after the Gunners pleaded his case.Having spent the past few days failing to get answers over Christie, Lennon has been left bemused.
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