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.
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dailyrecord.co.ukShane Duffy could fill the void in a loan switch. Celtic are in a battle with West Ham to land the Irish stopper but Liam Moore is back on the Parkhead radar with the Premiership champions keeping a close eye on the Royals' captain.
Top of the priority list for Neil Lennon, however, remains retaining the likes of striker Odsonne Edouard and defender Kris Ajer.
Rangers have turfed out a bid from Leeds who are interested in Ryan Kent. Meanwhile, Lille appear to have moved on from Alfredo Morelos but with more than six weeks then anything could still happen.
A new face in midfield is now top of the agenda for Steven Gerrard after Greg Docherty's departure and John Lundstram of Sheffield United has been linked.
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