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 regulars these days but these nights under the Ibrox lights won't get any less thrilling for Rangers fans. Steven Gerrard has guided his team to the group stage for the fourth straight season and they kick off with one of the biggest tests they've yet faced on the continent.
It wasn't so long ago Lyon stood on the brink of the Champions League final and they come to Glasgow with a wealth of talent at their disposal.
But Rangers have never backed down on this stage and kicking their group stage campaign off with a result against the Ligue 1 giants is in Gerrard's sights in what will be his 50th European game in charge.Get all the latest Rangers news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover.
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