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.
Steven Gerrard backed for Rangers trophy glory as former team-mate makes Neil Lennon comparison
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Gerrard at Anfield before having a six-month stint at Parkhead when Neil Lennon was Celtic skipper. The current Neuchatel Xamax boss enjoyed his stint in Glasgow, despite being part of the Martin O’Neill side who lost the Premiership title to Rangers on Helicopter Sunday 2005.
And he’s full of admiration for Lennon as a player and manager for what he has done at Celtic. But when it comes to Gerrard, Henchoz insists no one comes close.He rates the Ibrox gaffer as the best he has EVER played with and is convinced he’ll bring success to Gers this season.
Henchoz said: “Gerrard is the best player I ever played with, definitely. It was a privilege to play alongside him at Liverpool. “Steven could do everything on the pitch.
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