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.
Celtic and Rangers hailed by Rudi Garcia as Lyon boss explains why 'high level' opponents are perfect fit
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic and Rangers for pre-season friendlies next week. The Glasgow pair travel to France for warm-up games ahead of the new term and Garcia insists his side faces tough games ahead.Rangers face Lyon first at the Groupama Stadium with Celtic taking on the French giants two days later, with both clubs also facing Nice in the tournament.
Lyon face a busy schedule after they play the Old Firm - they face PSG in the French League Cup Final at the end of the month and then Juventus in the second leg of their Round of 16, Champions League tie in Turin.
And Garcia is determined to field his strongest team against Neil Lennon and Steven Gerrard's sides as warm-ups for their two crunch games.
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