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.
Steven Gerrard backed to ban mention of Jack Grealish in first days as Aston Villa manager
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSteven Gerrard has been backed to ban all mention of Manchester City star Jack Grealish in one of his first moves as Aston Villa manager.
The Liverpool legend has taken up his first Premier League managerial role, leaving after an impressive two and a half years at Rangers for the Villa Park vacancy.
Predecessor Dean Smith was given his marching orders after five defeats on the spin, with the absence of Grealish's creativity seemingly playing a part in Villa's struggles despite spending £90million over the summer.
As such, ex-Villa striker Kevin Phillips believes new boss Gerrard will be keen to leave £100m man Grealish in the past. “The squad is very good, it is just about getting the best out of them now," Phillips told Football Insider.
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