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 in Jurgen Klopp Liverpool appreciation as he relishes return to Anfield 'family'
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Gerrard says watching Liverpool at Rangers and from Aston Villa has only served to remind him how important Jurgen Klopp is to his beloved club.The legendary Anfield midfielder holds the German in high regard and has a good relationship with him.
Gerrard coached in the Reds academy before the Ibrox giants offered him his first managerial role, becoming kings of Scotland in 2021.
That earned him a crack at the Premier League with Aston Villa but he was sacked in the autumn after a disappointing start to this season.Gerrard has been involved in a few pieces of work surrounding the club where he made his name at as a player, and has revealed what he learned about Klopp's importance to Liverpool in his time away from the club.
Speaking at the Forever Reds Christmas Lunch, he admits the Premier League club might not know what they have until it's gone.The 42-year-old explained: "As a Liverpool fan, but having also been involved elsewhere in the Premier League and at Rangers, I think being back now and being part of this Liverpool family, we all have to appreciate what we’ve got.
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