Steven Gerrard breaks silence on Rangers snub and admits 'my heart was there'

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And if I'm going to take a challenge that big and that important, I've got that affection and that connection with Rangers." Gerrard enjoyed a successful spell with the Glasgow side "For me to take that on again, it had to be perfect and I had to be 100 per cent ready. Unfortunately, I wasn't due to the timing, so I stepped aside, and I wish them all the best.

I'll watch as a fan from afar and I wish them all the best, certainly tomorrow in the Old Firm game." When asked whether his decision related to the club's current structure or simply timing issues, Gerrard replied: "No, the timing wasn't right from a family point of view. My heart was there, and it always will be with Rangers, but I've also got to look at the football side of it.

"And listen, I've got that much respect for Rangers, the supporters and the owners, and everything connected to the club, I wouldn't go in there if I was 80, 90 per cent ready. "If it doesn't, I wish the club all the very best moving forward.