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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Sport
Mark Pirie

Neil Lennon feared his time in top level management was over after leaving Celtic

Neil Lennon believed his days in top level management were over after he left Celtic as the Omonia Nicosia boss reflected on the "thrill" of facing Manchester United.

The Red Devils recorded a whopping 33 shots as Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcus Rashford and Casemiro were denied by a string of wonder saves from Francis Uzoho to keep the Cypriot club in the game. However, Scott McTominay ended Nicosia's gritty Europa League resistance in injury time to spare Erik ten Hag's blushes against Lennon's side.

It comes less than 18 months after Lennon’s second era at Celtic ended during a disastrous bid to defend the Scottish Premiership title and secure 10 league titles in a row. Fans attended protests outside of Celtic after the meek League Cup defeat to Ross County signalled the end of Celtic's domestic dominance, which sparked the beginning of the end as Rangers romped to the Scottish Premiership title, reports The Daily Record.

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