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.
New Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard has vowed to be totally committed to his second managerial job after being accused of jumping ship early at Rangers.
The Scouser left halfway though a gargantuan season in Scottish football as his former club look to again beat Celtic to the title – though this time glory is worth anything up to £40million.
Gerrard takes his new side to Liverpool on December 11, with a host of observers believing he will leave Villa when his contract runs out in 2024 – the same time Jurgen Klopp’s deal expires at Anfield.
But the 41-year-old has pledged he is focused only on Villa, a mantra he used frequently while at Rangers. Indeed, in now famous soundbites Gerrard playfully mocked the interviewer who asked him if
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