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.
Neil Lennon's Celtic press conference in full as he sidesteps Rangers fan debate
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon believes the lack of fans at games is harming his team - but refused to be drawn if rivals Rangers are coping with empty stadiums better.
The Hoops have suffered a marked drop in performance since returning to action after Covid-19 wiped out attendances across the country.
Thursday night's 4-1 defeat to Sparta Prague spelled the end of the road in their Europa League campaign with two games still to play while in the Scottish Premiership they are 11 points behind Steven Gerrard's side, though they do hold two games in hand.
Some pundits, including former Ibrox star Neil McCann, believes the title challengers may be coping better with the pressure of this momentous season than 10 In A Row hopefuls Celtic.
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