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 boss Steven Gerrard reacts to 'pessimistic question' as boss gives James Tavernier query a rueful smile
dailyrecord.co.ukJames Tavernier's injury prospects.The Ibrox captain was forced off during the first half of Thursday night's rollercoaster Europa League victory over Royal Antwerp.Gerrard's team will take a 4-3 last 32 lead back to Ibrox for the second leg in seven days time.The manager doesn't know whether Tavernier will recover in time but is certain the 29-year-old will "do whatever he can" to return quickly.He reacted with a rueful smile when asked how disappointing it would be for his skipper, with a Premiership title tantalisingly close, to miss any of Rangers' upcoming big occasions.Gerrard replied: “That’s very pessimistic question from you - I’m trying to stay optimistic.
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