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.
Everton’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa at Goodison Park, those who were enjoying the historic pre-match ritual of having a pint in the Winslow Hotel were treated to a freebie by the former Toffees striker.The Winslow Hotel of Goodison Road sits directly opposite the club’s stadium.Being the pub in which locals often booze out at Ferguson, now enjoying his second stint as caretaker manager following the dismissal of Rafa Benitez last week, provided the superb gesture to get fans in the mood for Steven Gerrard’s return.The establishment tweeted on Saturday morning: “MASSIVE BIG Thanks to the legend that is Duncan Ferguson #BigDunc #everton for buying all our customers their first drink this morning.
Amazing generous gesture, that's a measure of the man.”There’s more of a sense of optimism with Ferguson back at the helm - and for good reason.The 50-year-old got his first stint as manager when Marco Silva was sacked in 2018.
In the three Premier League games he had in the dugout, he presided over a 3-1 win over Chelsea, a 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford, and a 0-0 draw against Arsenal.Speaking about Everton’s week in training, he said in a press conference: “It’s been a good week.
The players are upbeat, the sessions went well and I’m happy with how the players have worked.Can Ferguson turn Everton's fortunes around?
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