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.
Manchester United target Declan Rice has revealed he preferred Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard over United great Paul Scholes.
The 22-year-old has been on United's radar for a number of months and earmarked as the principal signing this summer as they look to bolster their midfield.
However, his comments may irk supporters after siding with the former Liverpool skipper over the United great, speaking to Gary Neville for the Overlap.
Rice's admission took the ex-Reds full-back by surprise, he joked: "Ohh, you'll be unpopular with United fans." Although he opted for Lionel Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo as the greatest of all time, he did reveal that he would let the 36-year-old take a high-pressured winning penalty.
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