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.
James Tavernier celebrated two milestones at the weekend but knows the champagne can’t be popped until he lifts a trophy as the captain of Rangers.
And his gaffer reckons the man who scored his 49th goal for the club in his 250th appearance on Saturday in the 4-0 demolition of Dundee United won’t be truly appreciated by those outwith Ibrox until he finally hoists silverware into the sky.The majority of Tavernier’s goals may have come from the penalty spot over the five years since Mark Warburton spent £250,000 on bringing him from Wigan yet that tally is still phenomenal for a right-back.But on Saturday the Englishman was even happier with the seventh successive clean sheet recorded by the Rangers defence, setting a new Scottish shutout.
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