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.
Jamie Carragher delivers verdict on Paul Scholes versus Steven Gerrard debate
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the latest United transfer window updates, pre-season news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free It's a debate that has raged on for years now and likely will for many more without a consensus - who is the greatest English midfielder or the Premier League era and, by extension, arguably the best in the league's history.
Three players have taken centre stage in this debate: Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Manchester United legend Paul Scholes, all of whom played for England and achieved incredible success during their careers.
The contrasts and comparisons are easy to make, as they all played in the same era of English football and in the same international team on many an occasion, although Scholes
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