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.
Neil Lennon explains tactical change he made to Celtic that has inspired recent form
dailystar.co.ukNeil Lennon reckons his tactical tweaks are paying dividends at Celtic . The Scottish heavyweights battered St Mirren 5-0 at Parkhead on Saturday to continue their impressive form.
Leigh Griffiths rolled back the years with a dazzling hat-trick. Odsonne Edouard managed his 28th of the campaign and Callum McGregor also got on the scoresheet with a late penalty.
Lennon returned to Celtic for a second stint in February 2019 and has gradually adjusted the side’s style. His outfit are playing aggressively in attack and St Mirren simply couldn’t deal with it.
Celtic have now scored 89 goals this season, 12 more than they managed in the whole of the previous campaign. “Wow. I am delighted with that,” Lennon explained after the match. "Looking at
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