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.
The development of Liverpool youngster Curtis Jones has bought about differing opinions from club legends John Barnes and Jamie Carragher.
Jones first made his name with an excellent strike in an FA Cup win over Merseyside rivals Everton. He bagged another in the following round as the Reds' youth players continued to be given opportunities.
But minutes in the Premier League have been hard to come by with Barnes suggesting no Anfield youth products are yet ready to step up.
He reference previous success stories like Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling, but insists the current crop are not at that level.
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