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Graeme Young

Kenny Dalglish shares next Celtic manager fear over upcoming Rangers battle with 'relentless' Steven Gerrard

Footballing icon Kenny Dalglish believes Steven Gerrard's first title of his career will make him an even more dangerous proposition.

The Rangers boss soaked up title glory last weekend as his side swept aside all before them and became the earliest champions in Scottish football history.

And former Celtic star Dalglish believes whoever is next in the Parkhead dugout has a formidable challenge in dealing with Gerrard and his resurgent Ibrox men.

Last week, the 70-year-old Parkhead icon claimed Dermot Desmond will land a manager of "the highest calibre" in the coming weeks.

But Dalglish is under no illusions that whoever replaces Neil Lennon is up against it with a squad to overhaul quickly in time for crunch Champions League qualifiers.

Speaking in his Sunday Post column, he said: "Steven Gerrard will not be resting on his laurels. That’s not his style.

"Now that he has tasted success, he will want more of it.

"That’s the way big clubs and serious operators go about their business.

"Rangers and Steven fall into such categories.

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"Steven was extremely unfortunate not to enjoy championship success at Liverpool.

"But he did win the Champions League when he inspired the comeback from 3-0 down to AC Milan to win on penalties in Istanbul in 2005.

"It was one of the greatest turnarounds of all time. He has been at the heart of another remarkable comeback at Rangers.

"He has enjoyed it, but he now looks to the next success story at Ibrox.

"When he says that he will not stand still and be happy with just one title, he means it.

"He will act upon it. He will drive on improvements in all areas. He is relentless and he is a winner.

"Everybody knows that you need to keep looking to move forward.

"A challenge will come from Celtic, and there are many changes on the horizon at Parkhead.

"A new manager will come in, and he will look to bring his own people with him.

"He will have his own ideas on players and there will be a number of changes to the squad.

"Celtic will be well aware they have a real fight on their hands to topple Rangers.

"The new regime will be up against a much stronger Rangers side than the one Steven started with almost three years ago."

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