Steven Gerrard has declared his unwavering commitment to Liverpool, offering to accept any role at the club while supporting current manager Arne Slott. The former Reds captain had a challenging spell at Aston Villa from November 2021, followed by an 18-month spell at Al Etifaq in Saudi Arabia, which ended in January. The 44-year-old is concentrating on his pundit duties, despite not taking up a managerial role and likely making a sentimental return to Rangers.
When asked about his ambitions to manage Liverpool in a recent interview, Gerrard was refreshingly frank. In comments carried by the Liverpool Echo, he told TNT Sport’s Allies Social Club: “I’ll be brutally honest: I’ll help Liverpool in any department, any time of the day. I’ll help with anything.”
Nevertheless, the former England midfielder showed his sincerity by making it clear that he did not want Arne Slott relieved of his duties.
“I don’t want Arne Slott to lose his job. I want him to fix this, turn it around and make Liverpool great.”
“Four or five months ago, I was jumping around town when Liverpool won the league. I’m a Liverpool fan.
“I want the best for Liverpool, but if Liverpool need me in any department at any time, I will be there for them.”
Liverpool’s fortunes have been looking up recently. Their recent win against Tottenham gave them their third win in five games and moved them up to fifth in the Premier League table.
Gerrard also reflected on his managerial job at Villa, which ended in October 2022 after a defeat against Fulham that took the club to a dangerous level.
Reflecting on the challenges he faced, he confessed: “Going into my second season, I think we’ve taken Villa from 17th to seventh, eighth and ninth, so we’re in a good position.
“We’ve signed three or four really strong players. We’ll aim to be in the top 10 and maybe even challenge for the League Cup. It would be great if we could do it in Europe.”
“We had a really bad start to the season. We lost 2-0 to Bournemouth. We were weak tactically, we didn’t have the players, and it was a shocking result.
“We bounced back against Everton, won 1-0 and stabilized a bit. But when we lost momentum at the end of October, I didn’t feel we could get it back.
“I felt like I changed the dynamic so quickly and upset a lot of people in the dressing room, and it hurt a lot.”
