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.
Celtic legend Chris Sutton insists Steven Gerrard is coming to the end of his Rangers "shelf life". And he believes all the signs are pointing to him accepting any advances from Aston Villa if they come calling after disposing of Dean Smith.
The boss that got Villa promoted to the Premier League was sacked at the weekend after losing to Southampton and with the club sitting 16th they need a new boss to avoid a relegation scrap and instead begin a push for Europe.
Gerrard was immediately installed as the bookies' favourite with the Scottish Premiership winner's stock high after an unbeaten title win and impressive European campaigns throughout his tenure in Glasgow.
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