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.
Bruno Fernandes brutally told he's "night and day" behind "immortal" Premier League rival
dailystar.co.ukBruno Fernandes has been brutally told the difference between him and the "immortal" Kevin De Bruyne is like "night and day".
The Portuguese star cut a frustrated figure on Sunday as his Manchester United side were humiliated 4-1 by fierce rivals City at the Etihad.
City midfielder De Bruyne stole the show in the Manchester derby, bagging a first-half brace and an assist for the first of Riyad Mahrez's double in the thumping triumph.Ahead of City's Champions League second leg against Sporting on Wednesday night, the Belgian playmaker was lauded by Joleon Lescott and Owen Hargreaves, but United's Fernandes was spoken of less favourably.Former City defender Lescott waxed-lyrical about De Bruyne's contributions to Pep Guardiola's side before claiming the difference between him and Fernandes was like "night and day"."He’s operating as an immortal, [even though] he hasn’t won it [the Champions League]," Lescott declared on BT Sport. "The weekend was a Kevin de Bruyne performance, it’s hard for me to compare."The comparison with Fernandes; it’s night and day.
He operates at such a high level, this isn’t a surprise."Who is the Premier League's greatest ever midfielder? Let us know in the comments sectionThough Lescott was quick to dismiss comparisons between De Bruyne and Fernandes, former City and United midfielder Hargreaves likened the Belgian creator to Liverpool and Premier League legend Steven Gerrard."He actually reminds me of Stevie G," Hargreaves admitted. "He can do everything."If you can create a perfect midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne, Stevie G, it’s them.
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