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.
Aston Villa are reportedly not concerned by Manchester United's interest in John McGinn and have no intention of selling the midfielder.
The Reds have been consistently linked with reinforcements in midfield and the central midfield role has been highlighted for improvement in next summer's window.
Declan Rice and Amadou Haidara have been names linked with moves to Old Trafford with the Scotland international is the latest player to be touted with a switch.
McGinn has rose to the fore since Villa's promotion to the Premier League and has taken on the role as the midfield general in the West Midlands which has led to interest from around the league from Liverpool, according to reports.
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