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.
Sergio Aguero snubs Sadio Mane and Mo Salah in favourite Liverpool player selection
dailystar.co.ukManchester City legend Sergio Aguero said Michael Owen is his favourite Liverpool player of all time.The five-time Premier League winner played against plenty of Anfield legends during his ten-year stay at the Citizens.Aguero turned out against the likes of Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez, as well as current Reds’ heroes Sadio Mane, and Mohamed Salah.He faced off against the Reds on 22 occasions in his career, contributing seven goals and four assists in many memorable meetings against the Merseysiders.
However, Aguero snubbed all the legends he starred against, stating Owen was his favourite ever Reds player.“Michael Owen” was Aguero’s firm reply when a fan tweeted him, asking who his favourite Liverpool player was.After bursting through the ranks at Anfield, Owen became one of the best strikers in world football at Anfield.He contributed an outstanding 158 goals and 53 assists in 297 appearances for the Premier League giants, between 1996 and 2004. HAVE YOUR SAY!
Who do you think is the best player to play for Liverpool in the Premier League era? Comment belowOwen’s most successful season with the Reds came on the turn of the millennium when he scored 24 goals and contributed eight assists in 46 matches in all competitions.He spearheaded a Liverpool attack which went on to win the League Cup, the Europa League, and the FA Cup under Gerard Houlier.To cap off an already extraordinary season, Owen became the first English player since Kevin Keegan to win the Ballon d’Or.
His electric pace and terrifying finishing soon garnered the interest of Spanish giants Real Madrid, who snapped him up in a player plus cash deal which involved Antonio Nunez going to Anfield.However, his move to Los Blancos did not go to plan, as a.
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