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 reveals the Kemar Roofe Rangers quick reaction that could save him an injury headache
dailyrecord.co.ukKemar Roofe 's injury, indicating the striker's quick thinking may have prevented a lengthy lay-off. The summer signing limped off in the first half of the 4-0 Europa League win over Lincoln Red Imps with a calf problem, the same issue that curtailed his season at Anderlecht.
But the Rangers man could be back in action sooner rather than later, having ensured he did nothing to aggravate the injury.
Gerrard said: "We’re hoping it’s not an injury but it’s his calf. We’re hoping he caught it early enough so it won’t develop into a problem for us. “We’ll give him 24 hours and see how he is.”Fellow striker Alfredo Morelos came off the bench in the second half to bag a brace, and the Colombian is now just one goal behind Ally McCoist's European.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk
