London: Rangers confirmed Friday former Liverpool and England midfielder Steven Gerrard as their new manager, and announced he would join the Scottish Premiership club this summer on a four-year deal.
Gerrard, who has previously only worked with Liverpool’s under-18s, faces a daunting task in trying to compete with old rivals Celtic, who have just sealed their seventh consecutive title.
Gerrard additionally faces the test of outfoxing his previous administrator at Liverpool in Celtic’s Brendan Rodgers.
In just shy of a long time since assuming responsibility at Celtic Park, Rodgers has won nine and drawn two of his 11 gatherings with Rangers, with his side scoring 30 objectives all the while.
The entry of the previous England commander would reestablish some star energy to a group that has discovered it progressively difficult to pull in and clutch top players against the blasting TV incomes of the Premier League.
Officers are as yet recouping from the aftermath of their liquidation in 2012 and resulting downgrade to the fourth level of Scottish football.
“I am honoured to become the next manager of Rangers,” the 37-year-old said in a statement on the club’s website. “I have enormous respect for this football club, and their history and tradition. I can’t wait to start this new journey at Rangers as we look to build on the many successes that the club have achieved.”