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 reveals his Celtic half-time rocket as he raves about 'peerless' Shane Duffy
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon was delighted with his side's 5-0 win over Ross County but admitted his players needed a half-time rocket with the Staggies creating chances and goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas in inspired form.
The Hoops boss urged his team to really kickstart their Premiership season in the Highlands but admits his stars needed some prompting during the half-time interval.
Odsonne Edouard scored from the spot in the fourth minute before strike partner Albian Ajeti netted during an uneven opening 45 minutes.
Lennon was pleased his half-time pep talk worked as Shane Duffy, Kris Ajer and Patryk Klimala all found the back of the net.
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