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.
Rangers boss admitted he has a few Belgian friends that could give him inside information on his team's Europa League opponents.
Asked separately about former teammates Jelle Van Damme and Simon Mignolet, Gerrard refused to budge as he laughed off their persistent probing.
Asked about Van Damme, he said: "Good question. I think that should remain private. I won't mention any individuals I have spoken to but the answer to your question is yes."I won't mention any names but I have a few Belgian friends who I played with and alongside.
You have to work it out!"Gerrard has every reason to be confident given recent European results but his side come into their group as third seeds.
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