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 vs Aberdeen LIVE score as punters catch a break ahead of Hampden showpiece
dailyrecord.co.ukWe know one of the Viaplay Cup finalists and now it's over to Rangers and Aberdeen to battle it out for the other spot in next month's showpiece.Defending champions Celtic lie in wait for one of these sides on February 26 and both Gers and Dons will be desperate to earn a crack at Ange Postecoglou's team at the national stadium.Michael Beale knows the importance of silverware at Rangers and wrapping his first up at the first time of asking would do him the world of good as the new man in the Ibrox hotseat.
It was a trophy that evaded Steven Gerrard while Beale was his No.2 and adding it to his cabinet would show he's on the right track.As for Aberdeen, they've been starved for honours in their modern era.
Despite a number of close calls, they have won just one trophy since 1990 and that was this exact competition back in 2014. They've been in the final twice since with Celtic downing them on both occasions and they will be hoping to navigate their way past their Glasgow rivals for another crack at them next month.
It's all or nothing now and you can follow it all LIVE with Record Sport right here. Rain away and a crisp, January afternoon for two of Scottish football's biggest rivals to duke it out.
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