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.
Europa League football after Christmas but that doesn't mean their final group game is a dead rubber. The comeback win over Standard Liege guaranteed Steven Gerrard 's side a place in the last 32 but the issue of group winner comes down to the final day.
Coming top of the section would see Rangers seeded for the next round, meaning they'd avoid the other group winners and the best teams coming down from the Champions League.
Thanks to a better head-to-head record they only have to match the result Benfica get against Standard in Belgium. But a win would go a long way to maintaining Scotland's place in the coefficient rankings which could bring an automatic Champions League place for 2021-22.
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