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.
Rangers 1 Bayer Leverkusen 3 as Steven Gerrard's side outclassed by clinical Germans - 5 talking points
dailyrecord.co.ukRangers' Europa League dream hangs by a thread as clinical Bayer Leverkusen asserted their authority at Ibrox. Goals from Kai Havertz, Charles Aranguiz and Leon Bailey left Steven Gerrard's side reeling despite George Edmundson 's header offering brief hope.
The defender's goal somewhat atoned for an earlier penalty concession and breathed life back into a last 16 played against the ever-changing backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.But the Bundesliga outfit's quality was irresistible and they leave Glasgow as firm favourites to progress.Rangers now face a second leg in Germany shrouded in uncertainty as UEFA prepares to decide the immediate future of the competition next week.
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