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Steven Gerrard's return to Liverpool after his wife shunned living in Saudi Arabia

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The family were therefore based in Manama, Bahrain's capital, which is just an hour's drive from Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia, where Gerrard worked.The proximity allowed Gerrard to drive along a 15-mile causeway connecting Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, despite being given a luxury villa in Dammam by his club.READ MORE: Mohamed Salah's private feelings after Liverpool exit bombshell droppedREAD MORE: Liverpool's scary front three next season with Mo Salah funds spent on two signingsGerrard himself addressed claims he was permanently based in Bahrain after phoning into a local radio station. Since then, he has frequently appeared as a pundit on TNT Sports.With his former club struggling under Arne Slot, with some fans even calling for him to step in to steady the ship, Gerrard made a comment towards the end of last year that would excite many Liverpool fans.The former Reds captain told Ally McCoist on TNT Sports that he would welcome the opportunity to return to Liverpool in any capacity."I’ll be brutally, brutally honest with you: I’d help Liverpool in any department at any minute of every day," he said.



I don’t want the Liverpool manager to lose his job, I want Arne Slot to fix this and turn it around and make Liverpool great."If that right opportunity, or that feeling that I got when I first bounced into Rangers, doesn’t come then I’m fine. I’m not searching for a job, I’m not down the Job Centre for what’s available.

I’m not hoping ‘that one might come available’".He clarified: "My life’s great, my family life’s great, I’m enjoying doing [media work], I’ve got a lot going on. My life’s good, I’m fine.