Gerrard scored in the game of legends

After hanging up his boots, Gerrard returned to Liverpool to work for the academy. Gerrard progressed rapidly while working with the youth team, later taking charge of the Under-18s and Under-19s. He had previously turned down the hot seat of MK Dons due to his lack of experience but later accepted the challenge at Rangers.

He recently recalled the advice Klopp gave when he was a youth team coach at The Reds: ” It was one of the most important things for me when I decided to become a manager, I wanted to go back to the academy and I wanted to go back to the academy. talk to Jurgen Klopp for advice.”

 Gerrard when working as a youth team coach.

“His advice to me was: ‘ Don’t rely on your name . I’ve seen a lot of former players play at a high level and automatically think they can make a good coach or a player. good manager’.”

“‘It’s important that you do two years with Liverpool’s youth teams away from the cameras, work and make mistakes, figure out how you want to play, try out the formation, try the tactics. Find the team. The people you need around. Then you’ll know. You’ll get the right feeling and the opportunity will come. And then you can decide what you want to do from there’.”

“That’s exactly how my journey began.”