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.
Steven Gerrard has been defended by former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers after he was axed by Aston Villa - as the Leicester City boss lamented the lack of "patience" in football.
The former Rangers boss watched his 10-man side go down 3-0 to newly promoted Fulham on Thursday night to leave them 17th in the Premier League table, and that proved to be the final straw for the Villa Park owners.
They instantly announced Gerrard had been ditched just 11 months into his tenure. He walked away from the Scottish Premiership side after lifting the title during an unbeaten campaign.
He has returned just two wins so far this season with Aston Villa this term, but Rodgers reckons his former Anfield captain should have been given more time.
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