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.
Paul Scholes compares Man Utd star Paul Pogba to Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard
mirror.co.ukPaul Scholes says Paul Pogba's qualities remind him of his former England teammate Steven Gerrard. United legend Scholes has had the almost unique chance to see both midfielders close up, as Pogba was coming through the United youth ranks when he was a senior player at Old Trafford and Liverpool legend Gerrard represented his country alongside him.
Both Pogba and Gerrard have been hailed for their matchwinning qualities in the past, however both also had their critics when their midfield displays didn't turn out quite as well as expected.
And Scholes can see the similarities between the pair. "I played a bit with Paul and everyone knows the talent he’s got," Scholes told the UTD Podcast, on which he appeared alongside current United star
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