If there ever was a captain, who leads his team by example and is always on hand to pull a rabbit out of the hat, when all seems lost, it can be no one but Steven Gerrard. Ever since taking over the captaincy from Sami Hyypia in October 2003, Steven Gerrard has certainly been Mr. Liverpool. He has always been there, when his side needed him the most and was never afraid to take a game by the scruff of the neck.
Apart from being one of the finest central midfielders of his generation, Gerrard also had the ability to take matters into his own hands and will his team to victory. Two very famous instances of this will be Liverpool’s Champions League win over AC Milan in 2004/05 final and his performance against West Ham in the 2006 FA Cup Final. On both occasions, Gerrard took matters into his own hands and led the team forward.
Not just this, he has scored numerous screamers in the league and has played over 450 League games and scored over 100 goals for his hometown club. Although he has never won the Premier League, he was won a total of 11 trophies including the FA Cup twice and the League Cup thrice.