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.
Gary McAllister makes Rangers title prediction as he reveals how big clubs are REALLY judged
dailyrecord.co.ukGary McAllister reckons that Rangers progress under Philippe Clement can ONLY be measured by winning the Premiership title. or not.Having already lifted the Viaplay Cup back in December, the Belgian boss' side will have the chance to claim a domestic cup double.
Sunday's 2-0 win against Hearts in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup sets up a meeting with Celtic in the showpiece event on May 25.The former Genk manager arrived at Ibrox with the Light Blues trailing their bitter rivals by eight points at the top of the table, but a good run of form over the winter fired Rangers right back into title contention.
However, a dismal defeat against Ross County and a frustrating 0-0 draw with Dundee in the last eight days have severely dented those championship aspirations, with the Hoops now commanding a three point lead going into the final five league games of the season.Former Gers number two McAllister, who was a part of manager Steven Gerrard's coaching staff that led the Ibrox club to their first league title in 10 years with their landmark 55th triumph in 2021, admits clubs of Rangers' stature will always be judged on winning league championships.Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: "I think the barometer is always the league.
Winning trophies is really difficult, even for the big clubs, so when you win a trophy it's always a good thing. "I think the big clubs are always judged on league titles.
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