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 puts Rangers 'black mark' against Michael Beale as Celtic schooling could have been MUCH worse
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon says Michael Beale has to start winning the big Rangers clashes to get fans believing in him - as his former side dished out derby punishment.
The Irishman was on punditry duties at Ibrox as Kyogo's goal on the stroke of half-time sealed a 1-0 Premiership win on Brendan Rodgers' return to the derby.
A loud roar of boos and whistles met the home players at full-time, with pressure mounting on boss Beale after their previous game was a humbling 5-1 defeat in Champions League qualifying against PSV.
Speaking on PLZ, Lennon says his former side had Rangers' number and could have been much further in front, sparking some Light Blues concerns, as trying to play their rivals off the park was never something they were capable of.
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