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.
The Celtic and Rangers fixture rarities both face as road to Ibrox takes a twist
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic is already in the thinking of every supporter of both clubs. The Parkhead faithful were watching matches between their fingers for long spells last season but they are full of belief once more as Ange Postecoglou 's attacking demands have led to 13 goals in their last three matches.
The season will not be defined by the first derby but there's no doubt it carries extra weight for both considering Rangers' slow start.
Steven Gerrard has watched his side lose three consecutive matches and a 4-2 aggregate against Malmo leaves them in the Europa League playoff alongside their great rivals.
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