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.
Arsenal after their players made an anti-racist statement ahead of their clash with Slavia Prague. The Gunners dismissed the Czech side to reach the semi-finals with goals from Nicolas Pepe, Alexandre Lacazette and Bukayo Saka sealing a rampant 4-0 victory on the night.
The tie came just days after Slavia defender Ondrej Kudela was hit with a ten-game ban for racially abusing Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara in the previous round.
Arsenal made no secret of their stance on racism heading into the game.While many teams have now decided against taking the knee ahead of matches, Mikel Arteta's players made a point of honouring the gesture.Away captain Lacazette led the protest and it made for a powerful image as Slavia players stood at the.
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