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.
Jim Goodwin praises 'monumental' St Mirren effort after sensationally knocking out Rangers
dailyrecord.co.ukJim Goodwin paid tribute to his incredible Buddies and insisted they deserved their moment in the sun after putting in a “monumental” effort.
The Saints were understandably underdogs heading into their League Cup quarter-final clash against Steven Gerrard’s Rangers, with the Ibrox side unbeaten in 27 games ahead of last night’s clash.
The topsy-turvy tie looked set for extra-time after a Steven Davis late strike levelled the match with just two minutes to go.St Mirren weren’t to be denied though, with young centre back Conor McCarthy slamming home a winner that had Goodwin and his teammates in dreamland and the Saints supporters dreaming of a 2013 repeat.
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