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Gerrard: England's Golden Generation needed a manager like Klopp, Guardiola or Mourinho

England's so-called 'Golden Generation' could have won a major tournament if they'd had a forceful manager like Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola or Jose Mourinho, according to Steven Gerrard.

Gerrard was part of the star-studded England side of the 2000s, alongside other individual talents such as Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard and David Beckham, but as a collective at international tournaments they always flattered to deceive.

Under immense fan and media pressure, England failed to get beyond the quarter-finals of a major tournament for 22 years between Euro 96 and the 2018 World Cup, meaning Gerrard's generation of England talents never got close to a major international trophy.