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.
What Rafa Benitez said at half-time to spark Liverpool's unforgettable night in Istanbul
dailystar.co.ukFormer Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has opened up about what he said to his team at half-time before the Reds' memorable Champions League final comeback win over AC Milan.
On that fateful night in Istanbul, a goal from Paolo Maldini and a brace from Hernan Crespo saw Milan take a 3-0 lead in the first half, which looked to have secured them the trophy.
However, a dramatic second-half comeback from Liverpool saw strikes from Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso draw them level.
Benitez's men then triumphed on penalties to win their first European Cup since 1984, with goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek the hero in the shootout.
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