Steven Gerrard has gone back to his Liverpool roots as the former Rangers boss anticipates the Reds having a strong post-World Cup run.
The legendary England midfielder is currently out of work after being given his marching orders by Aston Villa earlier this season after a poor start to the Premier League season. It was only November 2021 when the 42-year-old left Glasgow for Birmingham with trusted assistant Michael Beale, who is now back at Ibrox in the chair where his former colleague used to sit.
Gerrard will always be associated with Liverpool after winning the Champions League amongst other achievements at Anfield, and has returned to media duties with them, weighing in on what could come next for the Reds under Jurgen Klopp after the top flight returns from its World Cup shutdown. They sit sixth after a stop-start first section of the season but the former Rangers boss has told their club media good things are on the way after a training camp in Dubai this month.
He explained: "They’ve played a lot of football over the last few years, they were involved in every competition last year. So to have a small pre-season before a ball was kicked [and then] to have this opportunity to rest and then have a second build-up, I’m hoping that Liverpool come flying out of the blocks.
“I expect a really strong six months and finish to the season because important players have had the chance to rest and recover and the players [who have been] in the World Cup should come back full of confidence, in a good place, physically ready."
