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.
Derek McInnes tells Celtic the only way they’ll beat Rangers to title is a big transfer window
dailyrecord.co.ukDerek McInnes has claimed that Ange Postecoglou and Celtic have no hope of reclaiming the Premiership title – if they don't improve in January.The Australian arrived to replace Neil Lennon in the summer after a drawn out managerial process and loss of the 10-in-a-row dream, leading to a madcap summer transfer window.
But his Hoops side have won plenty of plaudits for their swashbuckling style of play and they've managed to keep up with Premiership champions Rangers in the title race.
They're also in the Premier Sports Cup final. Even amid the upheaval of Giovanni van Bronckhorst replacing Steven Gerrard as Ibrox manager, Rangers could be seven points clear before Celtic kick off against Aberdeen today.
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