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.
Rangers as they look to book their place in the Europa League group stage. Steven Gerrard 's side go into the playoff with Alashkert with a slim 1-0 advantage but will be hopeful of seeing off the Aremenian minnows despite Covid problems.
That would open the door for some mouth-watering ties in the potential group stage going into Thursday's second legs.12 sides have automatically qualified including Leicester and West Ham.
While Brendan Rodgers' side will avoid Rangers, as they are in the same pot, a potential Battle of Britain is on the cards against the Pot 3 seeded Hammers.
The Premiership champions could also be set to face off against Slavia Prague, who need to overcome Legia Warsaw to earn a spot in Pot 1.
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