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.
Celtic and Rangers festive fixture predictions as countdown begins for derby D-Day
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic. Many have looked at the gap and wondered if the league is already beyond Neil Lennon's trophy-laden squad, especially given the relentless nature of Steven Gerrard 's side.
But after two wins in a row against Lille and Kilmarnock and a shock 3-2 loss for the Ibrox men against St Mirren in the Betfred Cup - doubts have started to arise.Rangers have had poor new year periods in both of their seasons under the Scouser's management and the prospect of a third offers a chink of light for their Parkhead rivals to reach for.
Could this be the start of an epic turnaround with the title race hotting up just as the rest of the nation goes in to holiday cold storage?
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