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.
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dailyrecord.co.ukBayer Leverkusen cruised into the last eight.Steven Gerrard's side were beaten by a Moussa Diaby goal on the night, 148 days after their 3-1 first leg defeat at Ibrox.The winger left James Tavernier for dead and rocketed home ruthlessly from Charles Aranguiz' pass.Rangers travelled to Germany with high hopes but this rescue mission proved a step too far against the classy Bundesliga outfit.Here's how rated the away side.Left with no chance at the goal as Diaby rifled high into the net.
Wasn't hugely troubled despite Leverkusen's dominance.Couldn't match Diaby for Leverkusen's goal and was punished ruthlessly.
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