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.
Stan Petrov urges Celtic to pounce on Rangers 'big problems' as Steven Gerrard exit changes title race tide
dailyrecord.co.ukStan Petrov believes Celtic must seize their moment as the managerial turmoil at Rangers creates a seismic shift in the Premiership title race.
The former Hoops hero is convinced the departure of Steven Gerrard to his old club Aston Villa has provided an unexpected helping hand for Ange Postecoglou and his players in their attempt to dethrone the champions.
There are echoes of the criticism faced by Brendan Rodgers jumping ship from Parkhead to Leicester in February 2019 with Gerrard opting to end three-and-a-half years at Rangers to move to the Midlands.
But Petrov is adamant the Ibrox side may not be able to complete the same seamless transition which saw Neil Lennon return to the Hoops and lead them to a treble in the wake of the
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