Steven Gerrard tipped to 'surprise' Rangers fans with ambitious plan

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Gerrard won the Scottish Premiership title during his time at Rangers, and the club have been unable to topple Celtic at the top of the table since.Martin was sacked at Rangers after 123 days in charge, leaving his successor with the club eighth in the league table, and without a win in the Europa League.Rangers could make shock title charge, claims former Gers strikerRangers are already 11 points behind leaders Hearts, and nine points behind Celtic in the race for the league title.Hearts’ 2-0 win at Rangers, and Celtic’s 0-0 draw at Ibrox means the pair have already made one trip to the west side of Glasgow.However, as per the Daily Record, [10 October], former Gers striker Kyle Lafferty believes Gerrard returning to the club could spur an unlikely title charge. He’ll come in expecting to win it.

He’ll literally come in and think he can win the league this season.“That’s the type of person he is. And that’s what the fans want.“No manager is going to come in and say they can’t win the title.

But making that change now will be a massive lift for everyone at Rangers on and off the pitch.“Especially knowing that he’s coming to win the title in his first season. Not to get closer to Celtic or Hearts, but to go and win it.”Gerrard will have a massive task on his hands returning the title to Ibrox following years of dominating from their rivals Celtic.When do Rangers play their title rivals?Winning the title from Rangers’ current position is not impossible, but any charge will hinge on their matches against Hearts and Celtic.