Former Rangers boss lands Champions League final job after next Ibrox boss murmurs meet ultimate conclusion

Steven Gerrard has announced a return to a former employer – as Rangers manager murmurs meet a crescendo.

Scottish Premiership 2020/21 winning manager Steven Gerrard has landed a new job just days after making a decision on an emotional return to Rangers.

Gerrard has been out of work since leaving Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq in January and has seen his managerial stock drop after an equally disappointing 11-month stint in charge of Premier League heavyweights Aston Villa between November 2021 and October 2022. The former Liverpool and England captain is still held in high regard by many associated with Rangers including former chairmen Dave King, who described Gerrard as the sensible option for the Light Blues vacancy while claiming that the 45-year-old still had unfinished business at the club.

However, it’s widely understood from Sky Sports that Gerrard is not yet ready to resume his managerial career despite also being described as being perfectly suited for the Sheffield Wednesday vacancy amid uncertainty surrounding the future of popular Owls manager Danny Rohl.

Gerrard has a new job and is set to make a return to the world of punditry for Saturday’s Champions League final contest between Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain. Gerrard worked as a pundit for the broadcaster after his retirement between 2017 and 2018 when he landed the Rangers gig. News of Gerrard’s appearance came on the same day Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand announced Saturday’s fixture would be his last for the broadcaster.

Gerrard is, of course, synonymous with the Champions League after playing a defining role in Liverpool’s 2005 Champions League final victory over AC Milan.The former England skipper captained his side to a penalty shoot-out victory against Carlo Ancelotti’s star-studded team despite being three goals down at half-time in an epic evening of football in Istanbul.