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.
The 10 fixtures Celtic and Rangers need to negotiate to draw closer to historic title
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic quite yet. The Hoops have been in stuttering form this season and have given the impression of a team yet to find their mojo.
And while there has been a lot of noise and conjecture about the future of Neil Lennon amid poor European results and indifferent league from, if they win their two games in hand they will only lie three points adrift of Steven Gerrard's table-toppers.
Given Celtic's squad is filled to the brim with winners who have been over the course before and know what it takes to win a Scottish Premiership, there's a sense that they will come good at some stage.
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