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.
Demba Ba "not really" sorry for ruining Steven Gerrard's dream after infamous slip
dailystar.co.ukSteven Gerrard's dream of a Premier League title after capitalising on his infamous slip to score for Chelsea. Chelsea handed Liverpool their first league defeat of 2014 and ended a 16-match unbeaten run when they triumphed 2-0 at Anfield in April 2014.Ba scored Chelsea's opener having latched onto a loose ball following a slip by Gerrard that gave the Senegalese forward a clear run at goal that he did not waste.The loss to Chelsea was followed by a 3-3 draw away to Crystal Palace as the Reds surrendered a three-point lead to hand the title to Manchester City.Speaking to The Athletic, Ba reflected on his goal, saying that: “I only realised how big a deal that was a couple of years later, when people still talked about it."They still talk.
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