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 John McGinn Manchester United transfer speculation
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United have been warned by Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard that star man John McGinn is not for sale. Reports surfaced earlier this week suggesting United were looking at McGinn as a possible signing to help bolster their midfield.
The centre of the park has long been a problem position for United this season, despite the improving form of Scott McTominay and Fred.
When asked today about the rumours linking the Scot to Old Trafford, his manager Gerrard was adamant that McGinn will remain a Villa player. "We are certainly not a club that is looking to sell.
Our intention is to keep John McGinn here," the former Liverpool man said. "We don’t want to be a selling club unless there is a situation, as with [Jack] Grealish [to Manchester City], which works itself out if you like. "We want [McGinn] to remain a Villa player and we can’t be any clearer on that.
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