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 gaffer Neil Lennon is looking into a move for Crystal Palace midfielder James McCarthy and Stoke outcast Tom Ince has also been linked.
Lennon will be looking to add to his defensive options as well before the window slams shut after Christopher Jullien's season-ending injury.
So far this month the Hoops have missed out on centre-back’s on Filip Benkovic and Mark McKenzie. Meanwhile, Rangers boss Steven Gerrard will be hoping to build on the success of the campaign so far.
Gerrard refused to be drawn on new targets Jack Simpson and Nnamdi Ofoborh during his press conference today but did indicate he's on the hunt for more players despite his side's 20-point Premiership lead.
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