Celtic boss Neil Lennon has taken issue with comments Darren Bent previously made about rather joining Rangers than Celtic.
The former England international and iconic Premier League striker was talking to Football Insider about which club he’d rather join.
And after he said Steven Gerrard’s Rangers over Neil Lennon’s Celtic, the Parkhead boss was enraged enough to phone Bent for clarification.
Darren Bent tells the story about the time Neil Lennon phoned him up to challenge his comments on being an 'old school manager' 😬📞 pic.twitter.com/g6CB6EyhaT
— Soccer AM (@SoccerAM) September 7, 2019
“I said something about Neil Lennon,” said Bent on Soccer AM.
RONALDO NEEDS TO STOP WHINING.
“The question was something like, who’d you rather play for, Celtic under Neil Lennon or Rangers under Steven Gerrard?
“At the time I said, Steven Gerrard.
“I know Steven Gerrard more than I know Neil Lennon, he’s an up-and-coming manager whereas Neil Lennon was an old school-type manager.
“He obviously didn’t like it because he phoned me up.
“Someone was like, ‘Neil Lennon wants your phone number, do you mind?’
“I was like, ‘No,’ but even then I didn’t know what was coming. At first, I’m thinking, what if I’m going to get a move to Celtic?
“He just wanted me to clarify my comment.”
Darren Bent – who once said he’d “100%” entertain a move to Rangers [Scotsman] – is a former England teammate of Steven Gerrard’s. (Photo by AMA/Corbis via Getty Images)
The Ibrox boss’ appeal is global and there is little doubt a footballer – from outside Scotland at least – would see a side led by the scouser as a preferred destination.
A former teammate of Steven Gerrard’s, it doesn’t seem unreasonable for the striker to be more attracted to the blue side of glasgow.