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.
Steven Gerrard facing 'nearly impossible' Aston Villa challenge as Gary McAllister pleads for Premier League rule change
dailyrecord.co.ukGary McAllister has called on English football chiefs to show mercy on Aston Villa and the rest of the English Premier League by green-lighting a return to five substitutes.
McAllister was in the Villa dugout for their clash with Chelsea on Sunday with Steven Gerrard stuck in isolation due to Covid.
He was forced to pick from a depleted group with seven players, including Scotland's John McGinn, unavailable.And Villa were beaten 3-1 by the title-chasing Blues as they slumped to 11th place in the table.
It was their third defeat in five games as Gerrard and McAllister's flying start since joining from Rangers has hit some turbulence.
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