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.
Brian Laudrup was lighting up Ibrox. Along with Paul Gascoigne in the 90s, the Danish winger earned legendary status at the club for his ability to open up the opposition.
So when Joe Aribo heard that he’d been singled out for praise by Laudrup, he listened.The current Gers star was only born two years into Laudrup’s glory-laden spell in Glasgow.
But he knows enough about the contribution he made at Rangers to appreciate the plaudits from him. The man who scored the goal to clinch Nine In A Row 23 years ago says Aribo was badly missed in their 0-0 draw against Livingston last weekend.
In fact, according to Laudrup, Steven Gerrard needs another Aribo in his squad to break down packed Premiership defences.The Nigerian midfielder isn’t sure.
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