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 sends warning to Man City ahead of Liverpool FC Premier League title outcome
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSteven Gerrard has sent a warning to Manchester City ahead of their end of season clash with Aston Villa on Sunday. The Liverpool legend is the current boss of the West Midlands team and knows that victory for the Villains would open the door for his old club to claim the Premier League title.
Villa themselves can finish as high as ninth should results go in their favour but cannot reach any of the European places. When questioned whether City or Burnley (who Villa face on Thursday night) have more to play for than his Villa side, Gerrard was quick to refute that suggestion.
He explained in his pre-match press conference: "No they haven’t, no they haven’t (got more to play for). ALSO READ: Puma go back to move forward with Man City kit and shrug off Nike concerns "Well, maybe from their point of view but I’m not involved in a relegation or a title, am I?
I’m the Aston Villa manager. They’re three important points. We’ll have a full house there. "We’ve got 20,000 people on a waiting list to come and watch the team so it’s my responsibility to win both games.
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