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.
Sadio Mane 'decides to leave Liverpool' with Bayern Munich keen on transfer
dailystar.co.ukJurgen Klopp has long been eager to keep Mane at the club, but Spanish outlet AS claims he has decided to leave. The forward has been one of Liverpool's key men this season, filling in through the middle after the arrival of Luis Diaz and still producing from the left wing.
He started as a central striker in the Champions League final on Saturday night and appeared to confirm his decision afterwards.Following the Reds' disappointing 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid, Mane spoke about the game and seemed to confirm he would be playing elsewhere next season.
Mane said: "I think it’s a tricky one the game tonight, we are disappointed - the fans have been amazing, I want to thank them for everything and the boss, I wish this team all the success in the world."Liverpool fans quickly took note of the fact Mane had wished his team-mates luck for the future, a curious choice of words if he was planning to stay at Anfield.Bayern are believed to be eager to sign Mane this summer, having reportedly spoken to his agent about a potential £25million move.
The German champions will likely lose Serge Gnabry this summer, and are said to be eager to replace him with Mane.Mane's potential move to Bayern could hinge on the future of Robert Lewandowski, who is eager to leave the reigning Bundesliga champions.The Polish centre-forward has made it clear he wishes to move on this summer, with Barcelona seeming the most likely destination for him.
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