Steven Gerrard faces managerial decision after being 'kicked out' of Rangers

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Daily Mirror IconSportFootballSteven GerrardSteven Gerrard is being tipped with a return to the Rangers dugout but the Scottish club's former chairman claims the ex-Liverpool star was pushed out of the door when he did leaveSteven Gerrard is among the favourites to take the Rangers job but the former Liverpool star was previously "kicked out" of the Scottish club, claims their former chairman.Gerrard is the only man since 2011 to lead the Glasgow outfit to the Scottish title, doing so in 2021, before moving on, but Dave King claims he didn't want to leave Ibrox when he did and was instead ushered out the door when he eventually took over at Aston Villa.King successfully wrestled control of Rangers from Mike Ashley in 2015 and set them on a path which allowed them to eventually end Celtic's dominance north of the border. King had stepped down by the time they returned to the top of Scottish football, but previously hammered the board for not building on that success.He hit out at the poor use of funds, raised from player sales, and claimed that Gerrard's exit was not all down to the man himself, claiming he wanted to stay in his post.King previously declared: "Steven was absolutely was kicked out.

He would have left, but not then. Then we started to go down from there."READ MORE: Steven Gerrard tipped for Rangers reunion after brutal Russell Martin sackingREAD MORE: Rangers sack Russell Martin after four months as managerial decision confirmedSince Gerrard's exit Rangers have seen the likes of Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Michael Beale and Philippe Clement all occupy the dugout, but few have had any success.

Since leaving Rangers the 45-year-old has held two jobs - Villa and Al-Ettifaq. when he initially moved to Villa Park he picked up impressively results, but they later dipped off and he was sacked after less than a year.In Saudi Arabia he was paid huge sums and managed to lure the likes of Jordan Henderson to the Middle East, albeit he quickly returned to Europe. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.