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 revealed he will have a heart-to-heart with under-fire Rangers captain James Tavernier to assess his state of mind in the wake of fierce criticism.But the Light Blues boss insists his skipper deserved better protection from the club over his matchday programme notes that prompted a furious backlash from Ibrox punters.Tavernier is an injury doubt for tomorrow’s long trip north to Ross County after he hobbled off during the disastrous 1-0 midweek defeat to then-bottom club Hamilton Accies.The full back has been in the firing line with many supporters already questioning the 28-year-old’s ability to lead Rangers out during a troubled time and to the major success they crave.And the criticism was compounded by Tavernier’s message
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