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 ' massive Europa League playoff trip could impact on the first Celtic clash of the season. Steven Gerrard 's side face a mammoth 5000-mile round trip to Armenia for the second leg against Alashkert with a slim 1-0 advantage earned at Ibrox.
The crucial game comes just days before the first showdown with Ange Postecoglou 's men this season, who are also in Europa League action.
However, they make a shorter trip to Alkmaar to face AZ with a 2-0 lead carried into the second leg.Former Parkhead boss Dalglish reckons the travel difference could be a factor during the Ibrox, with the Premiership champions struggling to hit the heights of last term.
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