Rangers next manager latest as Mark van Bommel, Steven Gerrard, 'obvious choice' and Hearts' Derek McInnes addressed

Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version from The Scotsman or go back to LFC Live.

He leaves after just 123 days in charge and is statistically the Ibrox outfit’s worst-ever manager following just five victories in 17 matches and a win rate of 29 per cent.The focus has immediately switched to who Rangers will turn to next as the embattled Glasgow club’s hierarchy, led up by chairman Andrew Cavenagh and 49ers Enterprises, hunt for a new head coach just four months after appointing Martin.Mark van Bommel has spoken of previous links to Rangers. | Getty ImagesFormer Rangers manager Steven Gerrard, who led them to the Premiership title in 2021, has been installed as the early favourite to succeed Martin. The 45-year-old Liverpool legend is out of work after leaving Al-Ettifaq earlier this year and was touted for a return before Martin was hired in early June.Speaking back in April, Gerrard said he was in no rush to return to management, although reports on Sunday night claimed that Rangers “are seriously considering” an approach for their former boss.Another name that has shot to prominence is Dutch boss Mark van Bommel, who has not managed since last year after leaving Belgian side Royal Antwerp.

Capped 79 times by the Netherlands, the 48-year-old had a stellar playing career that included stints at Barcelona, Bayern Munich, AC Milan and PSV.What Van Bommel said about previous Rangers contactVan Bommel claimed last month that he held talks with Rangers over the vacancy after Philippe Clement’s departure in February. The Scottish league for me is a good league, and it’s a challenge to become champion and play in Europe.”Former Rangers striker Kris Boyd believes that the “obvious” choice for Rangers would be ex-Burnley and Everton boss Sean Dyche, who has been out of work since leaving the Merseysiders earlier this year and worked previously with current Rangers sporting director Kevin Thelwell.“Steven Gerrard's a name that's never gone away,” Boyd told Sky Sports.

I know he's doing some wonderful things at Coventry City, but is that out of the equation now?Ex-Rangers boss Steven Gerrard remains out of work after leaving Al-Ettifaq. | Liverpool FC via Getty Images“The obvious one for me would be Sean Dyche. So if that relationship with Dyche is still there, he would be someone that I would maybe look to because he's shown that he can build football clubs up.“Rangers need a strong character that's going to build it not only on the pitch, but off the pitch at the training centre.