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.
Joe Cole swoons over Rangers as Chelsea icon predicts Ibrox 'cauldron' can rattle Borussia Dortmund
dailyrecord.co.ukImpressed Joe Cole feels resurgent Rangers have room to grow in European football and believes they can give Borussia Dortmund a Euro fright.
The Chelsea legend is close pals with former boss Steven Gerrard and launched into a detailed answer on why he rates the Ibrox club so highly, on and off the pitch, in the immediate aftermath of the draw.
And the former England international is convinced supporters will produce an atmosphere for the ages when they host Erling Haaland and Co on February 24.
Cole is acutely aware of the threat Dortmund pose, however, he sees a route to a a third consecutive appearance in the last 16 of the Europa League with Gio van Bronckhorst at the helm.
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