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 hailed 'a natural' and tipped to become 'top manager'
mirror.co.ukSteven Gerrard has received a rave review from current player Jermain Defoe who has backed the Rangers boss to become a "top manager".
The former Liverpool star took his first steps into management when he took up the role at Ibrox almost two years ago. Rangers have not yet been able to usurp Old Firm rivals Celtic, but they have significantly closed the gap and won at Parkhead for the first time in nine years in December.
Defoe, who was signed by Gerrard, has compared the 38-year-old to Harry Redknapp due to his man management style while also labelling his approach as "fresh" “I have to give a shout out to my current manager, Mr Gerrard," he told TalkSPORT. "He’s going to be a top, top, top manager. “It’s a funny one because when I
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