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.
Rangers players went into lockdown. Thankfully, his fears proved unfounded - and he even hopes an enforced absence from the game has strengthened the resolve of his fringe stars for the new campaign.Players such as Brandon Barker, Jordan Jones, Matt Polster and even Greg Stewart were relegated to bit part roles before the Covid-19 pandemic finally led to the season being called.
The bulk of responsibility for the campaign fell on the shoulders of a few - 14 players played 25 games or more - and McAllister and Steven Gerrard hope to spread the load more evenly in the months ahead.
The Light Blues returned to full contact training earlier this week ahead of a whirlwind start to the new campaign, which begins in the Premiership on August 1.
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