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.
Europa League opener. The Premiership leaders took an early lead in Belgium through James Tavernier 's penalty but had to weather storms both literal and metaphorical as they took a crucial 1-0 win in Belgium.
Having fallen behind to that spot kick Standard ramped up the pressure as the rain poured down, but Rangers kept their heads above water and Kemar Roofe added a stunning second from the halfway line.
The result leaves the Ibrox side level at the top with Benfica as Standard were beaten at home in Europe for the first time since 2014.Steven Gerrard made three changes to the side which had eased past Celtic, with Leon Balogun, Ryan Jack and Ianis Hagi coming into the starting XI.
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