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.
Man City's Phil Foden backed to emulate Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard for England
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWant Euro 2020 news sent straight to your inbox? Sign up to our email updates Former England striker Michael Owen has backed Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden to enjoy a breakout campaign with the Three Lions at the European Championships.
Capped six times by England, the 21-year-old has established himself as an integral part of Gareth Southgate's squad but the Euros could knock him up another level.
Owen believes that could indeed be the case for the City man, backing him to emulate the breakthroughs previously shown by Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard. “ Foden is special.
We can get carried away. People say he could be the next such and such. Foden is different. We’re talking about someone that could be a great.
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