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 demands Rangers 'wake up now' as boss gets tough on underperforming stars
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Gerrard demanded his Rangers stars "wake up now" and warned there's no more room for passengers. The Ibrox side were forced to grind out a first-leg Europa League play-off win over Alashkert on Thursday night following John Lundstram's red card in the opening period.
Alfredo Morelos rode to the rescue after the break but the Premiership champions - even pre-sending off - were again below the scintillating standards set last season.
And their manager is adamant that needs to change imminently with a second leg in Armenia next week and a first derby of the season against in-form Celtic in just nine days.
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