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.
Shaun Wright-Phillips puts the Steven Gerrard or Frank Lampard debate to bed
mirror.co.ukFrank Lampard was an "amazing player" but Steven Gerrard had "something different" and was the better of the two. That's according to Shaun Wright-Phillips, who crossed paths with both players in the England set-up and at Chelsea with Lampard.
Gerrard and Lampard are widely regarded as two of the best midfielders England has ever produced, with both men winning the Champions League with Liverpool and Chelsea respectively.
Trying to separate them, unsurprisingly, has always sparked passionate debate. But while Wright-Phillips admits Lampard was very special, the 38-year-old reckons Gerrard was the "perfect number 8" and slightly better than his contemporary. "I think for me I would have to say Steven Gerrard," Wright-Phillips exclusively
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