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.
Watching from on high at Hampden, the questions piled up for Gio van Bronckhorst. The new Rangers manager officially starts work on Monday morning and his immediate priority will be to lift a hurting squad after a bruising Premier Sports Cup semi-final defeat to Hibs.
But when he begins to dig into the how and why, things could well become complicated.Van Bronckhorst watched his new charges outplayed and outfought on a stage where they really ought to be flourishing, despite the difficulties thrown up by Steven Gerrard's departure for Aston Villa over the past 11 days.A calm and composed character, however, the Dutchman won't be hitting the panic button.Reactions to high-profile defeats are always extreme in Glasgow and, with Rangers
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