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Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard.(Image: Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has previously claimed he is in no rush to return to football management amid reports that he has been shortlisted for the Rangers managerial role.

The 44-year-old has been mooted as a candidate to replace Barry Ferguson at Ibrox, in a move that would see him return to Glasgow after leaving Al-Ettifaq.

Gerrard's 18-month stint in the Saudi Pro League came to an end in January after he stepped down from the club.



He departed the Dammam club after guiding them to just five wins out of a previous 17 matches.

The former Liverpool captain led Rangers back to the Scottish Premiership summit, knocking Celtic off the top, before making his much-anticipated move to the Premier League - where he took charge of Aston Villa.

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His time at Villa Park came to an end after 11 months before he made the much-publicised move to the Middle East, joining at the same time the likes of Jordan Henderson, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino made their big-money switches to the region.

The Daily Mail reported on Monday that Gerrard could be posed to make a return to Rangers with their managerial search in its final stages.

It has been said that the former midfielder is among the candidates to take the role after Barry Ferguson took caretaker charge, in light of Philippe Clement's dismissal.

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Davide Ancelotti, son of Carlo and previously linked with the Everton job, is also reportedly in contention.

As well as Russell Martin, who is looking for a route back in after departing Southampton this season.

However, Gerrard has previously made it clear that he has enjoyed the pressure-free environment away from the relentless nature of football management.

"I don't want to be back in work mate, no.

I'm happy with waking up and being free, doing the family stuff, just being free away from stress," he told That Peter Crouch Podcast.

"I will go in at some point but when it's round the clocks, I've doing it 18, 19 months, I want to be free, I want to play a round of golf, go down the boozer and have a couple of beers, do normal things that you can't do when you're coaching.

"The next big draw is to get in the dressing room with the lads, run it back, obviously you can't run as fast and the intensity is not the same but to have a game of footy with your mates is the draw.

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"I've just travelled seven hours to do this that's why I come back to play at Anfield, full house, see the lads, have a game of footy, great craic.

"I love it you know, I miss it everyday and I speak to Carra and he goes, 'I was made up, I hated the last few years' I miss it every day, every single day.

"I would love to go back and run it back.
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