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.
John Hartson makes Alfredo Morelos declaration as he predicts Rangers striker's future holds key to next season
dailyrecord.co.ukJohn Hartson insists keeping Alfredo Morelos is key to any hope Rangers have of stopping Celtic hitting 10 in a row. But even if Steven Gerrard can hang on to the fiery Colombian he still reckons the task of stopping his former club making history is “ridiculously” difficult.
Hartson claims handling Morelos’ temper as the Premiership pressure pot hits fever pitch will be the acid test of Gerrard’s man management skills.
The Hoops hero pointed to how Celtic and Neil Lennon guided Leigh Griffiths back from a spell out of the game to deal with personal issues as an example of how good man management pays dividends in the long run.
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