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.
Former Manchester City midfielder Douglas Luiz was crucial in Aston Villa’s dominant win over West Ham United on Sunday. The Brazilian scored twice against the Hammers as Unai Emery’s side cruised to a convincing 4-1 win, the team’s 11th consecutive league victory at Villa Park.
Luiz’s brace took his tally for the season to six goals in all competitions, already closing in on his career-best total. City sold the Brazil international to a newly-promoted Villa side, back in 2019.
The £15m deal materialised due to Luiz struggling to obtain a visa to play for Pep Guardiola’s side, leading him to spend time on loan at Girona, though City initially retained a buyback clause.
Luiz’s progression during his first two seasons with Villa was not enough to convince City to bring him back into the fold by the time their buyback option expired in 2021.
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