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.
He was a standout in Rangers' pre-season - but what's going on with Stephen Kelly since? The young midfielder had fallen out of the picture until an excellent Scotland U-21 display last week, despite his side being on the wrong end of a 1-0 defeat to Denmark.
Kelly was in and around Steven Gerrard 's first-team in pre-season, making a number of impressive appearances. Fans of Ayr United and Ross County will already know all about the diminutive Ibrox prospect, but if last week's Scotland clash was the first time you've come across him, here's all you need to know...
Born in Port Glasgow, Kelly emerged through the Rangers academy, playing alongside the likes of Lewis Ferguson and Kyle McAllister (now at Aberdeen and St Mirren) during his
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