Steven Gerrard is strong bookmakers favourite to be named manager of Premier League club

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Credit: Manh Tung, Breaking Media Wed 29 April 2026 10:19, UK Steven Gerrard will hope to follow in the footsteps of Frank Lampard to revive his managerial career, with the Burnley job eyed.The Clarets’ relegation from the Premier League is already confirmed, with Scott Parker’s job under serious scrutiny.Gerrard has been out of work since leaving Al-Ettifaq in January 2025, with his time at Aston Villa serving as a stain on his pedigree. Top-flight sides have been hesitant to appoint Gerrard since, but Lampard has proven that a reputation can be fixed in the Championship.His former England midfield partner had overseen three fairly poor tenures in the Premier League and was without a job for well over a year before Coventry appointed him.Gerrard will hope to walk a similar path, with one major bookmaker naming him as the 1/1 odds-on favourite to take the Burnley job ahead of next season.Gerrard has already given his answer on Championship moveIf Gerrard is to have a successful career in management, it feels as if his next role needs to go well.The Championship is brutal, but it could be the perfect place to test his ability.

“Yeah, listen, there’s no ego here,” he told the Overlap podcast earlier this month.Aston Villa Football Club can confirm that Head Coach Steven Gerrard has left the club with immediate effect.— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 20, 2022 View Tweet “There’s no like, ‘Oh, I think I’m above any levels’. It’s more the people that you speak to, you know.

Like what is it that’s on the table? “You know, what’s available to sort of support you in the role that you’re going to go into?