Steven Gerrard reunited with Michael Beale as ex-Sunderland and Rangers boss appointed his Al-Ettifaq assistant

MICHAEL BEALE is acceptable for to beryllium reunited with Steven Gerrard's aft being appointed Al-Ettifaq's caller adjunct manager

Ex-Rangers brag Beale has been retired of enactment since being sacked by Sunderland successful February.

Meanwhile Gerrard is nether unit astatine Al-Ettifaq pursuing a fearfulness commencement to the season.

The Liverpool fable has kept his £15million-a-year job but has made changes to his backroom staff.

Assistant manager Dean Holden and sporting manager Mark Allen some near by communal consent.

And Beale - who worked with Gerrard successful Scotland - has joined to regenerate Holden.

The 44-year-old was successful complaint for conscionable 12 matches astatine Sunderland earlier being sacked successful February.

Al-Ettifaq beryllium 12th retired of 18 successful the Saudi Pro League, losing HALF of their 10 games this season.

The ex-England skipper held situation talks with Al-Ettifaq's owners successful November - but vowed to combat for his job.

He said: "On the backmost of caller results successful my presumption you are ever alert of disappointment from fans, I person to instrumentality that work connected my shoulders.

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"That is what I volition bash and proceed to combat and enactment to amended the caller results.

"I don’t react, alteration oregon get overconcerned astir societal media oregon anyone connected the extracurricular of Ettifaq’s opinion, my precedence is this club.

"I perceive to the radical wrong and proceed to enactment my players.

"I conscionable Mr Hatim (head of shot Hatim Al Misehal) aft each crippled and we speech football, wherever it is simply a win, nonaccomplishment oregon draw, we person fantastic support, myself, the unit and the players from the absorption team."