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's reassuring words to Jordan Henderson's mother amid Liverpool concern
mirror.co.ukJordan Henderson has opened up on a difficult period during his time at Liverpool when he admitted he was "in a very dark place" .
The Reds' captain has been central to the club's success in recent seasons under manager Jurgen Klopp, skippering his side to domestic, European and world glory.
But it wasn't always certain that Henderson would be a hit on Merseyside, and he came very close to leaving for Fulham in 2012. "It was an opportunity I didn’t want and I didn’t like," Henderson told . "I still felt I had an awful lot to give. "But I was in a very dark place at that time." Henderson lifted the lid on his troublesome spell under former boss Brendan Rodgers, who was prepared to sell him on in exchange for Fulham's American forward
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