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.
Ally McCoist bites back at Celtic 'guard of honour' troll from Alan Brazil as Rangers hero turns derby historian
dailyrecord.co.ukGrinning Ally McCoist has swerved a goading dig from Celtic diehard Alan Brazil over the prospect of Rangers giving the newly-crowned Scottish champions a guard of honour.
Ange Postecoglou's side travel to Ibrox in their first clash since claiming their second consecutive Scottish Premiership title under the Australian, with the Light Blues having the first chance to applaud the champions on to the park.
However, the tradition has been scrapped when the Glasgow rivals face off in recent seasons. In 2019, Neil Lennon's side had secured their eighth title in a row ahead of facing Steven Gerrard's Rangers at Ibrox.
The Light Blues, with current boss Michael Beale as a coach, opted against the guard of honour. The favour was returned after Celtic's bid for 10 consecutive league titles was brought to an abrupt end when John Kennedy was leading the side on an interim basis at Celtic Park.
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