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.
Kenny Dalglish urges next Celtic manager to learn the Steven Gerrard lesson Rangers boss worked out instantly
dailyrecord.co.ukDalglish has watched Gerrard skilfully navigate the nuances and intricacies of one of football's most demanding environments, culminating in this season's Premiership title.
He said: "I think the most important thing, and Steven Gerrard has done it fantastically well, if you look back over what he has done, is not to underestimate Celtic," said the three-time European Cup winner. "Steven has never, ever underestimated Rangers, the size of the club.
He had respect for the club, he had respect for the people who supported the club, everything about it. He is appreciative in every way of how the people at Ibrox have supported him both financially and otherwise.
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