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.
Derek McInnes convinced Steven Gerrard 'silly question' about Rangers future was the one he was waiting for
dailyrecord.co.ukFormer Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes believes Steven Gerrard was delighted to bat down speculation about his future after Rangers rediscovered their mojo.
The Ibrox boss has been strongly linked the vacancy at cash-rich Newcastle United but he shut down talk of any impending exit by laughing off a 'silly question' about his happiness in his current role.
McInnes admits addressing the question would have been a pleasure on the back of the decisive 2-0 win over Brondby that breathes new life into their Europa League hopes.
The 50-year-old knows full well what it's like to be linked with other jobs as he was courted by Sunderland and Rangers due to his sterling work in the Granite City with Aberdeen.
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