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.
Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a midfielder. Fernandes started his career at Serie B side Novara Calcio and soon featured for Udinese and Sampdoria in Serie A.
In 2017, he signed with Sporting CP where he established himself as one of the best players in the Primeira Liga. He was named the LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year in both 2017–18 and 2018–19. In the latter season, he also helped Sporting win the Taça de Portugal. A senior international since 2017, Fernandes represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Steven Gerrard picks favourite in Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi rivalry
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLiverpool hero Steven Gerrard has revealed which Manchester United player he wished he played alongside during his playing career, and given his verdict on the age-old Ronaldo versus Messi debate.
The Aston Villa manager has played with a number of world class players for both Liverpool and England over the years; Wayne Rooney, Luis Suarez and John Terry to name a few.
Gerrard was a guest on Sky Sports' The Overlap when he was asked which current Premier League player he'd have liked to play alongside.
Naturally, he told host and United legend Gary Neville which of the Liverpool squad would fall under that category. “Mo Salah,” Gerrard predictably answered.
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