Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player who manages Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
He spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder for Liverpool, with most of that time spent as club captain, as well as captaining the England national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time,
Gerrard was awarded the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award in 2005, and the Ballon d'Or Bronze Award. In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pelé said that they considered Gerrard to be the best footballer in the world.
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.
Fans light smoke bombs outside Celtic Park for Rangers game despite pleas to stay away
mirror.co.ukFans gathered to greet players with smoke bombs ahead of the Old Firm game despite pleas to stay away due to the coronavirus crisis.
Celtic ultra group the Green Brigade congregated outside the game as they clashed with Glasgow rivals Rangers. Neil Lennon, Steven Gerrard and even First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had called for fans to stay away from the stadium today and to watch the match in the safety of their own homes, reports the Daily Record.
But fans still came and greeted the arrival of their heroes with smoke bombs and firecrackers that emitted green smoke and a banner which read: "Today, nothing else matters." Rangers eventually beat Celtic 2-0 in the match.
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