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.
Chris Sutton in brutal on-air Celtic takedown as he tells defiant fan to 'get in the real world'
dailyrecord.co.ukChris Sutton admits it's curtains for Celtic's 10 In A Row bid - and has told a confident supporter to "get in the real world" for thinking the title race is still on.
The columnist has conceded the bid for 10 In A Row over after defeat to Rangers in the New Year derby leaves them 19 points behind their rivals, albeit with three games in hand.
Neil Lennon's side dominated proceedings at Ibrox until Nir Bitton's 62nd-minute red card, followed by an own goal from Callum McGregor.
That loss has Ibrox manager Steven Gerrard within touching distance of the league title in the knowledge that he'll still hold a double-digit advantage even if the champions manage to win all three of their games in hand.
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