England and Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard tipped for surprise job

Former England and Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has been tipped for a stunning instrumentality to Scottish giants Rangers pursuing his departure from the Saudi Pro League.

Gerrard, 44, agreed to permission Saudi broadside Al-Ettifaq astatine the extremity of January aft 18 months successful charge.

The Premier League icon was contracted to Al-Ettifaq until the commencement of 2027 but agreed to permission aft a dismal tally of form.

Al-Ettifaq had won conscionable 5 of their 17 league games this season, slipping worrying adjacent to the relegation zone.

This was Gerrard’s 3rd occupation successful absorption pursuing spells astatine Aston Villa and Rangers, and some Ally McCoist and Neil Lennon tin spot him returning to the latter.

Gerrard guided Rangers to their archetypal league rubric successful 10 years backmost successful 2021 during a play successful which the Ibrox nine did not suffer a azygous Scottish Premiership game.

Ex-Liverpool skipper Gerrard joined Aston Villa astatine the extremity of 2021 but was sacked little than 12 months aboriginal pursuing a mediocre tally of signifier which saw them autumn into relegation trouble.

Despite his dismal spell astatine Villa Park and underwhelming stint successful Saudi, Rangers fable Ally McCoist ‘wouldn’t beryllium surprised’ if helium made a instrumentality to the Scottish club.

‘It wouldn’t astonishment maine if Steven Gerrard came backmost to Ibrox,’ helium told talkSPORT BET.

‘He’s evidently held successful truly precocious respect by the supporters due to the fact that of the league rubric helium won, and his adjacent occupation is going to beryllium vitally important for him.

‘Things haven’t gone according to program for him aft helium near Rangers. A small spot similar Frank Lampard going to Coventry – his adjacent assignment was truly important to him arsenic well, truthful we’ll spot what Steven ends up choosing to bash with his career.

‘I deliberation astatine this infinitesimal successful clip however, the bulk of Rangers fans person accepted that Philippe Clement has been fixed the backing of the board.

‘In fairness to him, there’s been a dependable betterment successful performances and results – they did truly good to decorativeness successful the apical 8 of the Europa League table, peculiarly fixed the spot of immoderate of the teams that they played. 

‘Having said that, immoderate of the performances distant from location person been wholly unacceptable. They’ve been truly mediocre successful immoderate games.’

Celtic fable Neil Lennon has besides refused to regularisation retired Gerrard returning to the Old Firm rivals arsenic Clement battles to prevention his job.

‘Steven Gerrard backmost to Rangers? You ne'er cognize successful football,’ helium told casino-uden-rofus.co.

‘You ne'er cognize wherever the adjacent task oregon adjacent escapade volition instrumentality you. You tin ne'er regularisation thing similar that out.

‘At the minute, Philippe Clement is steadying the vessel with Rangers. He’ll privation to marque progression and inroads into the remainder of the play and evidently physique for adjacent year. But successful the future, who knows.’

Clement’s Rangers person slipped 13 points adrift of Old Firm rivals and Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic.

They have, however, qualified for the knockout stages of the Europa League, beating Union Saint-Gilloise successful the last circular of fixtures to debar the play-offs.

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