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.
Cedric Itten earns Rangers career kickstart backing as Alex McLeish tips striker to turn things around
dailyrecord.co.ukCedric Itten to use his Bundesliga loan spell to kickstart his Rangers career. The Swiss frontman joined Greuther Furth on a season long loan deal on deadline day and scored on his first appearances in a friendly win.
There is an option to buy for the German side although Rangers can recall him in January if they decide they need him for the second half of the campaign.
And McLeish admits that losing a striker from their squad might not be the best thing for Steven Gerrard as he looks to retain the title.
But he reckons that it can be better for Itten in the long run if he can get a season of first team football in a top league under his belt before getting back to Ibrox a better player. Get all the latest Rangers news sent straight to your.
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