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 Thompson issues Rangers pressure warning as he pinpoints the area Steven Gerrard 'needs to look at'
dailyrecord.co.ukFormer Rangers striker Steven Thompson warns his old side will be under the most pressure they've "ever been under" next season.
The decision on Monday to end the Premiership season saw Celtic crowned champions for a ninth season in a row. That record has previously been achieved by both sides of the Glasgow divide, but no club has ever done 10.
Next season Neil Lennon and his players will be looking to do just that, and Thompson warns the pressure on Rangers will be huge.
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