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 hits back at claims Aston Villa will help Liverpool FC in Man City title battle
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSteven Gerrard has defended his Aston Villa side ahead of their role in Sunday's Premier League final day - where they face Manchester City at the Etihad.
If City beat Gerrard's Villa, the Blues will be champions, but if Gerrard can lead his side to a point or victory, then his former club Liverpool will have the chance to leapfrog them on the final day and win the title themselves.
Much has been made of the Gerrard connection and the role he can play in a potential Liverpool title victory, but the current Villa boss hit back at claims he would focus on the title race rather than his own side. ALSO READ:Pep Guardiola confirms Man City double injury boost for Aston Villa game “It is disappointing when people mention integrity and aim it towards me or Aston Villa or any of my players,” Gerrard said, accepting that if Villa do their job, then it could help Liverpool at the same time. “We’ll go out at the weekend and give it everything we’ve got to try and get points for Aston Villa and our supporters.
If that inevitably helps Liverpool, fantastic, but my priority is to try and get points for Aston Villa. “We’ve got three massive points to play for, we’ve got an opportunity to finish the season on a high.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk