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.
“Icing on the cake” - Steven Gerrard’s “surprise” as Liverpool cult hero silenced Old Trafford
mirror.co.ukWhen Liverpool travelled to Old Trafford on March 14, 2009, they had not won at the home of their arch rivals since April 2004.
Manchester United had been having things all their own way, and that looked set to be the case again when Cristiano Ronaldo scored an early penalty.
But Rafa Benitez’s Reds were a side high on confidence, and they had an unlikely hero ready to continue a short but sweet purple patch.
Just four days earlier, Liverpool had hosted Real Madrid at Anfield. Fernando Torres was at his swashbuckling best whilst Steven Gerrard marked his 100th European appearance with a dominant display.
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