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.
Transfer news LIVE as Celtic and Rangers plus Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs eye signings
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic boss Neil Lennon will hope to find a bargain to help bolster his backline and American cap Mark McKenzie fits the bill.
However, with Belgian side Gent also looking to snap up the defender things might not be straightforward to bring the 21-year-old to Parkhead, QPR winger Bright Osayi-Samuel is also believed to be high on their wishlist.
Rangers have been in ruthless form so far this season but it doesn’t mean they aren’t looking to strengthen with Colombian striker Juan Alegria set to be on the way.
That move was given a big boost this week as Scottish clubs have been granted a loophole through imminent post-Brexit work permit rules, while Steven Gerrard wants a new contract for Glen Kamara.
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