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 reacts to Scott Brown's Rangers noise up as former Celtic boss makes 'loving it' claim
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon could see Scott Brown was "revelling" in goading Ryan Kent after the Rangers winger saw red at Pittodrie. Footage of the Aberdeen captain waving his adversary off the pitch in the closing stages of Tuesday's 1-1 draw was captured by TV cameras as a pulsating Premiership clash drew to a close.
Former Celtic boss Lennon was on punditry duty for Sky Sports News for the fixture and confessed he wasn't surprised at the former Parkhead skipper getting into the thick of the action.
Lennon recalled "history" between Brown and Kent, with the latter copping a retrospective ban for lashing out at Brown at Celtic Park in 2019. "Not really (surprised)," Lennon said. "He'll be enjoying this and smelling a bit of blood. "You can see why Celtic fans love him.
There's obviously a bit of history there, not just with Ryan Kent, but with a lot of players. "Scotty is very good at the noise up."He'll be loving it, he'll be revelling in it.
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