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.
Barry Ferguson believes Steven Gerrard would turn down Aston Villa because he has unfinished business at Rangers. It's understood the Ibrox boss is on the Premier League club's shortlist to replace Dean Smith following his departure on Sunday.Gerrard is highly rated by Villa CEO Christian Purslow, who worked as Liverpool's managing director during the former Anfield captain's career on Merseyside.
The Rangers manager could have a monumental decision to make if Villa firm up their interest into a formal approach. But Ibrox legend and Record Sport columnist Ferguson suspects Gerrard will want to win more trophies in Scotland before he eventually returns to England.
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