Keith Duggan: Joy and despair rekindled as Steven Gerrard returns to Anfield

Liverpool fans will hope that this welcome back will only be the first of many

Jürgen Klopp insists it is inevitable Steven Gerrard will manage Liverpool

Klopp: ‘The only thing is when is the right moment’

Gerrard overcomes old boss Rodgers in Villa’s win over Leicester

Ezri Konsa’s first goals in more than a year hand Villa their third win in last four games

Michael Walker: ‘Stevie V’ the poster boy of the great Premier League relegation reset

Every team has a strategy until threat of the drop punches them in the mouth

Steven Gerrard looks for a level of consistency to take the ‘yo-yoing’ out of Villa

Maintaining a production line of young talent will be a key part of the new manager’s remit

Giovanni van Bronckhorst looks forward to ‘new era’ after taking over at Rangers

Former Gers player has enjoyed success as manager at Feyenoord

Ewan Murray: Goodbye Stevie G, we never really knew you at all

Hard to imagine Villa would go for Gerrard without the wow factor he had as a player

Steven Gerrard unveiled by Aston Villa as new head coach

The former Liverpool captain leaves Rangers to replace Dean Smith at Villa Park

Celtic secure European action past Christmas with victory in Budapest

Europa League round-up: West Ham, Leicester and Rangers all draw their ties

Rangers’ Champions League dreams shattered by 10-man Malmö

Rangers had taken an early lead through Alfredo Morelos at Ibrox

Postecoglou will need to work Celtic miracle to deny Rangers another title

Gerrard has elevated his team to a point where they could sell players and still be too good for the competition

Brendan Rodgers finally as good a coach as he has always claimed

Leicester manager now has ample evidence of the success of his methods

Ken Early: Harry Kane likely to be stuck at Spurs for the rest of his peak years

Player must live with terrible career decision of signing for six years in summer of 2018

Is Solskjær forgetting the Manchester United machine needs trophies?

A regime that forgets about, or belittles winning trophies, is treading a novel path

FAI to seek financial support from government for Airtricity League

Association is expected to announce Bank of Ireland as a league sponsor on Thursday

Celtic’s plasticine empire is collapsing amid arrogance and awful decisions

Club should apologise for Dubai trip that has disfigured terrible season on and off pitch

Beat Celtic and Gerrard’s Rangers reset is nearly complete

Victory in Saturday’s crunch Old Firm derby and first league title since 2011 is in sight

Celtic not ready to be written off as they face oldest foes

Striker Odsonne Édouard recovering from Covid-19 and a doubt for Old Firm match

Rangers beat Hamilton with Alfredo Morelos left on the bench

Lille target was left out of the team as Ianis Hagi and James Tavernier both scored goals

Rangers squander chance to lead league with toothless display

Steven Gerrard’s side lack imagination and quality to cut through stubborn Livingston

Debate needed about Celtic and Rangers merging with England

Season begins on Sunday but beyond Scotland’s borders many have lost interest

Silva’s legacy is secure, why is Yaya Touré’s still being negotiated?

A complete footballer, clearly there has been a racial element to some of his treatment

All in the Game: Liverpool’s joy not shared universally

Jordan Henderson lifted the Premier League trophy and was named player of the year

Rangers, Motherwell and Hibernian asked to detail testing procedures

St Mirren were forced into lockdown after seven members tested positive for Covid-19

Liverpool’s title triumph has helped Steven Gerrard bury his demons

The Premier League was the one club trophy that eluded the former Liverpool captain

Ken Early: Resurgent United can be the top team – in Manchester

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have lost fewer matches in the league than Man City

Jürgen Klopp has no plans on standing still as he outlines ambitious Liverpool future

Premier League winning manager rejects comparisons with Anfield icons

Chris Hughton: Anti-racism protests can bring change in football

Irish coach says unconscious profiling leads to lack of BAME managers at top level

All in the Game: It only take a minute for Jesé to pocket another medal

Boateng boasting backfires . . . Bolsonaro fails to calm worried players . . . quotes of the week

Ken Early: Saipan-style division takes hold as Ireland contest group of death

The urge to “get behind the team” appears to others the historic Irish weakness of green jersey groupthink

Neil Lennon: ‘it was a great opportunity and we let it go’

It was Celtic’s first defeat of 2020, but a costly one as European adventure ends

Jürgen Klopp believes Jordan Henderson can improve further

Manager believes last season’s Champions League win gave captain a huge boost

Talk of Celtic’s title demise is ‘very premature’, says Lennon

Manager unfazed by Rangers threat who are two points behind Celtic with game in hand

Leading neuropathologist wants restrictions on heading at all levels

Scottish Football Association moving towards ban on heading in training for under-12s

Steven Gerrard revels in Old Firm win at Celtic Park

Rangers gain revenge for League Cup final defeat as they close gap at the top to two

Celtic and Rangers should not get carried away by progress in Europa League

Old Firm portray themselves as global powerhouses so let’s leave the superlatives over reaching last 32

Jurgen Klopp hails Salah’s ‘sensational finish’

Dejan Lovren was forced off with an injury but Klopp claimed it was not serious

Pressure sits lightly on Alexander-Arnold’s young shoulders

Liverpool’s local lad set to make 99th appearance for club, against Tottenham

Celtic back on top at Ibrox with first Old Firm win of the season

Jonny Hayes seals victory over Rangers after Edsonne Édouard’s opener for champions

Uefa order Rangers to close section of Ibrox due to fans’ ‘racist behaviour’

3,000 seats empty for Legia Warsaw visit due to charge, which includes sectarian singing

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