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.
Rangers striker Kemar Roofe is facing a mammoth trek to be back from international duty in time to face Hearts. The champions face a blockbuster Premiership clash on Saturday in the capital as they face Robbie Neilson's unbeaten side for the first time this term.
However, Steven Gerrard could be without his top scorer with Roofe facing a travel nightmare to be back in Scotland from Jamaica duty.
The 28-year-old faces jet-setting standards that won't face his fellow Ibrox stars taking part in the European World Cup qualifiers.
The striker, who started for The Reggae Boyz in their stalemate with Canada, looks likely to feature for in the Thursday's qualifier in Honduras.Get all the latest Rangers news sent straight to your Inbox every day
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