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.
Benfica manager ruthlessly aims dig at Arsenal after drawing Gunners in Europa League
dailystar.co.ukArsenal as he looked ahead to their Europa League clash.The Gunners were paired with the Portuguese side earlier this week when the draw for the last-32 knockout stage was made.Benfica finished second in their group behind Steven Gerrard's Rangers - while Mikel Arteta's side topped theirs with a 100% record, finishing eight points clear of Molde, Rapid Vienna and Dundalk.But it has been a different story in the Premier League, with Wednesday's 1-1 draw against Southampton stretching Arsenal's winless run to six games.The Gunners are 15th in the table, hovering just five points above the relegation zone after seven defeats from their opening 13 games - including four in their last six matches.By contrast, Benfica are second in the Portuguese.
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