Steven Gerrard 'among four former Premier League managers shortlisted for Rangers job' three and a half years after he left the club to join Aston Villa

Steven Gerrard is reportedly connected Rangers' shortlist of candidates to go their adjacent manager, 3 and a fractional years aft helium near Ibrox to instrumentality complaint of Aston Villa.

The 44-year-old, who led Rangers to the Scottish Premiership rubric successful 2021, has been retired of enactment since leaving Saudi nine Al Ettifaq successful January.

He antecedently led Villa successful an underwhelming 40-game spell pursuing his palmy stint successful Scotland.

According to The Telegraph, Gerrard is 1 of respective names nether information arsenic Rangers measurement up their hunt for a semipermanent successor to Philippe Clement.

Interim brag Barry Ferguson remains successful complaint with 3 games near successful the season, but the nine are expected to marque a imperishable assignment up of the summer.

The shortlist is said to incorporate astatine slightest 10 imaginable candidates. Gerrard is joined by 3 different erstwhile Premier League managers: Gary O'Neil, who near Wolves successful December; Rob Edwards, who took complaint of Luton Town successful the apical formation successful the 2023-24 campaign; and Russell Martin, who started the play arsenic Southampton brag earlier being sacked aft overseeing conscionable 1 triumph successful 16 games.

Gerrard was filmed conscionable past week professing his emotion for Rangers successful a viral video filmed during a nighttime out.

In a clip that has been wide circulated connected societal media, Gerrard was seen joking with a instrumentality via a video call. Gerrard said: 'We f***ing emotion Rangers. F*** Debbie, I emotion Rangers.'

Gerrard managed Rangers from 2018 to 2021, ending Celtic's agelong reign with an unbeaten league play and finishing 25 points wide astatine the top.

He near successful November 2021 to instrumentality implicit astatine Aston Villa but lasted conscionable nether a twelvemonth earlier being sacked successful October 2022.

The Liverpool fable past moved to Al Ettifaq successful July 2023 but was dismissed successful January with the squad sitting 12th successful the Saudi Pro League table.

Rangers are preparing aboriginal for the 2025–26 campaign, with the club's American takeover led by 49ers Enterprises adjacent to completion.

Sporting manager Kevin Thelwell has already been pictured astatine Ibrox gathering interim manager Ferguson.