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.
Jamie Carragher reveals Steven Gerrard's 'perfect' Rangers outcome but makes Aston Villa confession
dailyrecord.co.ukLiverpool icon Jamie Carragher reckons Rangers boss Steven Gerrard taking the reins at Aston Villa would be a "great decision".
But the Sky Sports pundit would like to see his close pal stay at Ibrox and secure a second consecutive title to further enhance his burgeoning reputation.Gerrard is the hot favourite with the bookies to become the next manager at Villa Park after Dean Smith was axed on Sunday following a wretched run of results.The 41-year-old is highly regarded by the Midlands club and is understood to have been championed by former Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow.Villa were forced into action in the wake of the defeat to Southampton - a loss that leaves them only two points clear of safety. Get all the latest
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