Rio Ferdinand has tipped his former England team-mate Steven Gerrard to return for a second stint as Rangers supervisor.
The previous Liverpool captain has swiftly emerged because the odds-on bookmakers’ favorite to succeed Russell Martin at Ibrox, who was sacked on Sunday night.
Gerrard stays a hero to many Rangers supporters after main them to the Scottish Premiership title in 2020-21, which stays the one time they’ve gained the league since their monetary implosion in 2012.
Gerrard and Rangers a “good match”
In an interview with the ‘Rio Ferdinand Presents’ podcast, launched on Tuesday however performed earlier than Martin’s dismissal, the 45-year-old former Aston Villa boss revealed he had “a little bit of unfinished enterprise” in administration and wished “to be at a staff that’s going to compete to win as a result of I believe that fits me higher”.
Gerrard mentioned he and Rangers had been “the proper match” throughout his spell of simply over three years in cost between 2018 and 2021 and Ferdinand senses the previous England captain could be open to an Ibrox return nearly 4 years after he left for Villa.
“I’ve to say once I interviewed him, he left me in no unsure phrases that he desires to be a supervisor and he’s obtained full confidence in doing that,” the ex-Manchester United defender advised talkSPORT.
“He’s itching to get again in now. He by no means mentioned this to me, however I personally suppose simply the power that I felt in that room, that if Rangers got here calling he’d go or at the very least have that dialog.
“What I felt, if I used to be an proprietor of a soccer membership and Steven Gerrard was sat in entrance of me and I felt that power within the room once I was interviewing him, he’s getting the job.
“Neglect what’s gone on earlier than, but additionally his time earlier than at Rangers, he did nice there. I’ve by no means had so many Rangers followers flood the feedback of my social media or the podcast.
“They’re all determined for him to go up and at the very least have the dialog, so I wouldn’t be shocked if Steven Gerrard is managing once more very quickly and Rangers could be in all probability considered one of my huge bets.”
Different names touted as potential successors to Martin over the previous couple of days embody Hearts boss Derek McInnes, former Rangers participant Kevin Muscat and ex-Everton boss Sean Dyche.
United States-based chairman Andrew Cavenagh, who on Monday admitted culpability in appointing Martin, is reportedly flying to the UK this week to carry talks with different senior figures, together with vice-chairman Paraag Marathe, concerning the subsequent boss.
