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.
Rangers that his side not only intends to win at Ibrox but lift the Europa League outright. Both teams go into the game on Thursday knowing a win will ensure qualification with two games to spare.Steven Gerrard wants to tie up his side's place in the last 32 quickly so he can focus on domestic matters but the Portuguese side won't be easy to stop.
Their last game was an entertaining 3-3 draw but it will have felt like a victory for the Lisbon giants having trailed for much of the game and being a man down after Nicolas Otamendi's sending off.
But Portuguese international Pizzi has revealed Benfica have set their heights further than just easing through the section.
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