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.
England's new-look 'Golden Generation' after Carragher hailed next Gerrard and Lampard
mirror.co.ukJamie Carragher's recent comments about Mason Mount and Phil Foden have raised the prospect of another England 'Golden Generation' ahead of this summer's Euro 2020 finals.
But his comparison of the two to Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard also casts an interesting light on the conundrum faced by past Three Lions bosses as they looked to combine the supremely talented midfielders.
England's golden generation was born on September 1, 2001, when Sven-Goran Eriksson’s side thrashed Germany 5-1 thanks to a Michael Owen hat-trick, with a midfield containing Gerrard, David Beckham and arguably the best of the three, Paul Scholes.
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