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.
Eddie Howe then it would be a genuine statement of intent to get them back on top of Scottish football again. The former Bournemouth manager is the standout candidate that the Hoops are considering to become their new boss.
Barton reckons that Howe would have held out for a top Premier League job although Record Sport revealed this afternoon he has already turned down two, including Sheffield United, and is currently in advanced talks with the Parkhead club.
The former Rangers midfielder knows the appointment of Howe would be the perfect way for Celtic to respond after Steven Gerrard’s Rangers stopped their Premiership dominance.Barton said: “Eddie is a top coach.
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