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 star Ryan Kent sent off for slapping Lyon opponent in pre-season clash
dailystar.co.ukRangers rushed into a two-goal lead thanks to Ianis Hagi but were made to play the entire second-half with 10 men after the former Liverpool winger tried to slap the face of an opponent.
The French side's defender Marcelo was adjudged to have fouled the 23-year-old and he then decided to pat Kent on the back of the head as the referee tried to intervene.The official failed in that attempt and the Englishman was received a straight red card after catching his opponent with an aggressive open palm.Premier Sports pundit Stephen Craigan thought the decision was a little harsh on Steven Gerrard's side, and suggested that it tainted the eventual 2-0 win.
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