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 switches opinion on Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLiverpool icon Steven Gerrard has had a surprise change of heart as he claimed Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo is the 'GOAT' of football.
Gerrard, who recently moved to Saudi Arabia to coach Al Ettifaq, was full of praise for Al Nassr's captain when asked about the forward's impact in the Middle East.
Waxing lyrical about the 38-year-old, the former midfielder told the SPL: "The arrival of ‘The GOAT’ as we call him, Cristiano, him arriving in January obviously was a huge signing. "He still had a lot of football to offer.
So, from afar, for six months, I was looking in at Cristiano Ronaldo’s results, at the league, watching some games and watching some highlights. READ MORE: Ratcliffe can offer United what Ronaldo wanted READ MORE: Where United's 20 permanent exits under Ten Hag are now "I think from that moment, the league around the world had become a very popular talking point for everyone.
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