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.
Roy Keane tipped for Celtic glory as former Manchester United team mate licks lips at Steven Gerrard rivalry
dailyrecord.co.ukRoy Keane is just the man to take Celtic by the horns and flip the script on Steven Gerrard's Rangers. Keane has emerged as the favourite to take the Parkhead job after Micah Richards teased fans with a cryptic tweet that many believed was about his fellow pundit.He's since poured cold water over that, but Keane remains the favourite with bookies to succeed Neil Lennon as their next permanent boss.There has been much scepticism over whether Keane has the same credentials as the likes of Chris Wilder, Enzo Maresca or Eddie Howe.
But some have suggested his brand of no-nonsense management could help steady the Celtic ship in their time of need. Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our.
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