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.
Kyle Lafferty claims Rangers rise is no shock as Kilmarnock new boy makes Celtic 'crumbled' jibe
dailyrecord.co.ukKyle Lafferty insists Rangers' success isn't a surprise as he prepares to make his debut at Ibrox. The 33-year-old completed his move to Rugby Park after leaving Italian Serie B side Reggina earlier this year.The former Gers frontman will return to his old stomping ground tomorrow with Tommy Wright's men facing off against the unbeaten side.
Having played under Steven Gerrard in his second spell with the Glasgow giants in 2018, the Northern Ireland striker isn't surprised by the table-topping side this season.
Lafferty believes the collapse of Neil Lennon's Celtic has only made it "more exciting" for fans as they hold a staggering 18-point lead at the top of the Premiership.
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