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 hit with 8 Aston Villa gut punches amid brutal bus trip and late night exit meeting
dailyrecord.co.ukIt was a whirlwind night for Steven Gerrard as his time as Aston Villa boss came to an abrupt end following defeat to Fulham.
Just 11 months after leaving then-Scottish Premiership champions Rangers for a shot at the English Premier League, the Liverpool legend has been axed by the Villa Park higher-ups with a record of just two wins so far this term.
The club sit 17th in the table after a lacklustre start to the campaign and face the prospect of a relegation scrap as they hunt for Gerrard's successor.
Despite the sacking not coming as a shock, many fans and pundits expected Gerrard to be allowed to take the game against Brentford on Sunday due to the jam-packed fixture list.
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