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 Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier compares Naby Keita to Reds legend
mirror.co.ukEx-Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has compared central midfielder Naby Keita to Reds icon Steven Gerrard and believes the Guinea international will come good at Anfield.
Keita joined the club in a £48m deal from RB Leipzig in 2018 but has so far had a mixed time after suffering from injuries, and has made just six Premier League starts all season.
He has been more involved since football restarted, however, creating an assist in the 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday, and there are hopes he could have a big part to play next season.
Houllier is familiar with Keita having watched him in action for French club FC Istres early on in his career, and speaking to the Liverpool Echo he backed the player to make his mark soon. "Keita was
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