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.
Liverpool are ready to welcome Steven Gerrard back to Anfield today as they host Aston Villa in the Premier League.Club legend Gerrard returns to Liverpool for the first time as an opposition manager since leaving his coaching role to take over as Rangers boss back in 2018.He is sure to get a warm welcome from fans in the 3pm kick-off, although Gerrard will be hoping to take home three points from his former stomping ground.Aston Villa are sure to face a difficult task, given Liverpool’s brilliant form over the past month.Liverpool have won their last two Premier League home games by a 4-0 scoreline, with Southampton and Arsenal dispatched with ease.The Reds are in good shape too after Jurgen Klopp was able to rest several first-team.
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