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 salutes Celtic vs Rangers SPFL fixture call as he rallies behind supporters return
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic Park. The Parkhead gaffer was pleased to see the first derby of the campaign against Rangers slotted into a date of Saturday, October 17.
Lennon had stated last month that he was hopeful the Old Firm fixtures could be pushed back to give as much time as possible for punters to get into see the games and also showcase the occasion on the TV.
SPFL chiefs announced the first contest between Lennon’s team and Steven Gerrard ’s side will be within the 11th round of fixtures in the middle of October with the second game at Ibrox pencilled into a date of January 2, 2021.
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