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.
Michael Beale settled Rangers score against Aberdeen after Hampden heartache at Steven Gerrard's side
dailyrecord.co.ukMichael Beale was determined to savour national stadium success after suffering enough Hampden hard luck stories to last him a lifetime.The Rangers boss has sat in agony in the Mount Florida dugouts, wondered how the heck his side hadn’t come out on top.
This time he watched his men dominate on the pitch and get the result they deserved. Beale was part elated and part relieved at the end of 120 frantic, dramatic minutes on the south side of Glasgow that eventually resulted in the Ibrox side securing their return to the venue next month for the Viaplay Cup Final.No wonder the Gers gaffer had been put through the emotional wringer.
It’s a feeling he’s used to in these parts. Beale was alongside Steven Gerrard when the Light Blues bossed a League Cup last four clash with Aberdeen only to be sunk by a Lewis Ferguson winner in 2018.A year later he was in the same movie as the Light Blues banging on the door in the Final against Celtic, only to be denied by Fraser Forster and a debatable goal from Christopher Jullien.
Beale might have feared more Hampden woe during yesterday’s battle with the Dons only for this time to come up with a happy ending.The Gers gaffer said: “Steven has sat here when I was assistant to him and we dominated a semi-final and got beat and I’ve had a final here as an assistant when we got beat and we were the better team.“So I thought we were the stronger team today and I am delighted to be through.
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