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.
Dave King issues Neil Lennon defence as he admits his shock at Celtic legend being 'hounded out'
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon “hounded out” of Celtic after the implosion of their 10 in a row hopes.The former Rangers chairman - still majority shareholder at Ibrox - famously predicted the Parkhead club would “fold like a pack of cards” if Steven Gerrard could deliver a title to Ibrox.But before that title was even secured Celtic had axed Lennon - manager for five of the 9 in a row run - while chief executive Lawwell - who delivered 29 trophies in 17 years - announced he would leave at the end of the season.It came after furious protests from Celtic fans calling for change in the management and boardroom after their dreams of making history blew up in spectacular fashion.King admits he would have expected the duo to have been afforded the chance to try.
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