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 warns Benfica will be "hurting" after their Champions League failure and looking to take it out on his side. The two sides meet in the Europa League on Thursday night, with both taking six points from their opening two fixtures.
Benfica brought back Jorge Jesus from Flamengo in the summer and spent big to make an impact in Europe but they suffered a shock Champions League exit to PAOK.
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