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 was hardly defined by tactical discipline as his supremely talented and spontaneous team cut a swathe through Scottish football.
Against Celtic though, the legendary boss always seemed capable of pulling a tactical rabbit out of the hat.Sometimes he'd go after the Hoops from the get go, at others he'd go for the rope-a-dope technique.
He even pulled off a spectacular psychological coup by re-signing Mark Hateley days before the Old Firm clash that was the defining moment of Nine In A Row.
The big striker had terrorised Celtic defenders for years before a move to QPR and despite returning as a diminished specimen, his mere presence contributed to a famous win despite ultimately being red carded in the powder keg.
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