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.
Jack Simpson will take the move to the high-pressure Rangers environment "in his stride" reckons former Bournemouth coach Carl Fletcher.
The 24-year-old is set to join Steven Gerrard 's side at the end of the season after coming through the ranks at Dean Court.
Welshman Fletcher managed the Simpson in the Cherries youth set-up - and even helped him transition from a midfield role to his current centre-back position.
During his time with the south coast club, Simpson has faced off against Premier League giants including Liverpool and Arsenal, and Fletcher admits he was disappointed to not see him earn more top team appearances.
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