Rangers can forget Gerrard by hiring 39-year-old who’s upset the 49ers

Philippe Clement has finally been sacked as the manager of Glasgow Rangers. This decision should have been taken months ago, but Patrick Stewart and the rest of the board have taken action after the 2-0 defeat by St Mirren at Ibrox over the weekend.

An interim manager will be placed in charge until the end of the season, especially with nothing but European games to play for.

The Premiership title race was over by New Year, while defeat in the League Cup final to Celtic and a shock Scottish Cup exit to Queen’s Park ensures no domestic trophies will be won this season.

What next for Rangers? Whatever happens, the next permanent managerial appointment must be the correct one. Otherwise, Celtic will continue to increase the already gargantuan gap that currently exists between the two clubs.

Recent news indicates that former captain and club legend Barry Ferguson could be appointed as interim boss until the end of the campaign.

Looking beyond that, who could be the next manager of the club? One former boss is certainly on the radar…

Rangers manager news

With any managerial sacking, thoughts soon turn to the many names who are in the running to be the new successor.

Rangers are no different as plenty of managers will be throwing their names into the hate to take over at Ibrox.

According to journalist Luca Chianti, however, the club appear to be acting swiftly with talks underway over a move to bring back Steven Gerrard. The reporter states that Sean Dyche is also in the frame.

Some say never go back, but Walter Smith returned after a nine-year absence to enjoy a successful second spell with the club.

Of course, we are not comparing Gerrard with Smith, but take a look across the city at what Celtic have achieved since Brendan Rodgers came back.