Moussa Dembele lifts lid on life under 'big brother' Steven Gerrard as striker names Celtic standout moment

Ex Celtic hero Moussa Dembele revealed title-winning Rangers boss Steven Gerrard is more like a big brother than a manager to him - as he named his Old Firm derby hat-trick as his career highlight to date.

Demeble and Gerrard loved the fierce Glasgow rivalry during their respective stints on opposite ends of the fierce divide and are now gearing up for their own derby in when in Dammam on Saturday when Al Ettifaq battle Al Qadsiah as part of the Roshn Saudi Pro League’s Derby Week.

The 28-year-old Frenchman spent two years at Parkhead before a big money move to Lyon but made a huge impression in the east end of Glasgow, which included a sizzling treble in his first game against the Light Blues. Dembele regularly trolls his old rivals on social media but has huge respect for the man who last won the title as Ibrox boss.

In a Roshn Saudi Pro League interview, he said of Gerrard: “He’s a legend. We’ve all seen him when we were young. For me, it’s a pleasure to work with him every day and be alongside him.

"He is the kind of manager who is listening to every single one of us. He’s trying to improve every day as a manager and make us improve as players – that’s what I like about him. It’s more like a relationship with your big brother rather than a coach but at the end of the day, he’s the gaffer and he makes the decisions – and I just say yes!”

Demeble moved to Celtic from Fulham in a cut-price cross-border move in 2016 under Brendan Rodgers and he said of his switch: “Everything came quick, and I had to decide with my family and friends and make sure I took the right decision for my career. Obviously, if you had told me before that I would play in Scotland then I would have said no! But I think it was one of the best