Steven Gerrard lined up for new managerial job after Saudi exit - 'Wouldn't be surprised'

Steven Gerrard's clip with Al-Ettifaq precocious came to an end, and portion helium scouts for his adjacent role, a instrumentality to 1 of his erstwhile clubs has been suggested

Steven Gerrard could marque a daze instrumentality to Rangers aft leaving Saudi Arabian broadside Al-Ettifaq, says Ibrox icon Ally McCoist.

The Liverpool fable endured a pugnacious tally successful the Saudi Pro League successful what was conscionable his 3rd managerial stint. After a tumultuous 18 months at the helm, helium yet departed by communal consent astatine the extremity of January.

Without a job, Gerrard volition beryllium hoping to regain the managerial flair helium showed erstwhile bringing a Scottish league rubric to Ibrox successful 2021 earlier being poached by Aston Villa, wherever helium suffered a destiny akin to his Saudi Arabian nightmare.

Yet, McCoist, who played astir 600 times for the Glasgow-based 'Gers, believes that should Gerrard privation to rediscover the quality helium showed during his archetypal job, past heading backmost to a palmy hunting crushed is the solution.

“It wouldn’t astonishment maine if Steven Gerrard came backmost to Ibrox,” McCoist told sports betting tract 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.”

While McCoist feels arsenic though Gerrard would beryllium welcomed backmost to Glasgow with unfastened arms, determination is presently nary vacancy. Philippe Clement holds the managerial presumption there, and anterior unit connected the Belgian has lifted.

“I deliberation astatine this infinitesimal successful time. however, the bulk of Rangers fans person accepted that Philippe Clement has been fixed the backing of the board,” McCoist added.

“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.”

Though immoderate whitethorn expect Gerrard to instrumentality to the UK for his adjacent relation aft leaving Al-Ettifaq, the Reds icon made it wide that managing overseas has opened his eyes to caller experiences and a antithetic culture.

“I was warmly welcomed, and I person enjoyed the accidental to enactment successful a caller state with a antithetic culture,” Gerrard wrote successful a connection upon leaving Al-Ettifaq.

“So overall, I person learned a batch and it’s been a affirmative acquisition personally and for my household arsenic well. But shot is unpredictable, and sometimes things don’t spell the mode we want. However, I permission with large respect for the nine and the country.”

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