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.
Wayne Rooney explains how Kevin De Bruyne is like both Steven Gerrard and Ryan Giggs
mirror.co.ukWayne Rooney says Kevin De Bruyne is so good that he can be described as part Steven Gerrard and part Ryan Giggs. De Bruyne is seen as key to City's chances of winning the Champions League for the first time in their history in the coming weeks, with the Premier League runners up finally able to host Real Madrid in the second leg of their last-16 tie on Friday night.
Rooney, now at Derby County, came up against the Belgian during his time in the Premier League, and was left in no doubt about his quality. "De Bruyne reminds me a bit of Steven Gerrard," he wrote in his latest column for . "He drifts out to that right-hand side and plays some brilliant balls whipped in, like Stevie used to.
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