Steven Gerrard out of Rangers next manager race as Ibrox club forced to change tack

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They spoke to Gerrard on more than one occasion in London over the past 72 hours, but those discussions have not proved fruitful enough for the 45-year-old to be appointed the next Rangers boss.The clamour for Gerrard to take up the Ibrox hotseat had intensified over the coming days after he told Rio Ferdinand in a podcast - recorded prior to Martin’s departure - that he would make a return to football management should the right opportunity present itself.“I’d love another go at some point," Gerrard said in the podcast. A few different ideas, a few different people around me.“Now, I’m enjoying family time and doing a lot of things that I haven’t been able to do.

But I want a certain type of challenge.Steven Gerrard and his back-room team were hugely successful at Rangers. | PA“If in an ideal world they come available, I’ll jump at them. I want to be at a team that’s going to compete to win because I think that suits me better.“I think certain jobs and certain clubs would suit my style and the way I like to go about it.

But I’ve also got time now where I’m not in a rush, where I know the right people that are out there to make me a stronger and a better coach. They’re the people I need to find.“Because if I get the right match with them people around me, I know and I’ve proved I can be successful as a manager.