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.
Jermain Defoe details how Rangers' old guard are pushing Ibrox youngsters towards stardom
dailyrecord.co.ukAllan McGregor and midfield ace Steven Davis provide boss Steven Gerrard with a switched-on core who have been through every scenario.
Rangers, though, are also looking to produce their own with youngsters such as Nathan Patterson, Lewis Mayo and Jamie Barjonas earning praise from the gaffer for their efforts during the successful pre-season trip to France.Gerrard has made it crystal clear that kids with egos won’t get near his top-team set-up, but has also left the door wide open for those who are determined to show their willingness as well as ability on a daily basis.
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