Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard is ready to return to management and he could follow in the footsteps of his former England colleague Frank Lampard by coaching in the Championship
Steven Gerrard is said to have been offered the chance to return to management with Bristol City amid reports linking the former Rangers and Aston Villa head coach with Burnley.
The Championship outfit named Roy Hodgson as their interim manager last month after deciding to axe Gerhard Struber ahead of appointing a new permanent head coach this summer. And Gerrard, who is unattached after a spell managing Al-Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League, is seemingly who Bristol City have their sights set on to fill said vacancy.
The Independent claim that Bristol City want to ‘persuade’ Gerrard to take charge at Ashton Gate and that the Championship club have even tabled an ‘an enticing and attractive project’ to the 45-year-old.
It’s noted that Gerrard is not only open to the prospect of managing Bristol City in England’s second-tier, but also that he is keen to return to management ‘as soon as possible’.
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Burnley are another club who reportedly have one eye on Gerrard as they prepare for another Championship campaign following their relegation from the Premier League.
Scott Parker’s position is expected to be reviewed at the end of the season after failing to keep the Clarets in the top-flight.
Gerrard left Al-Ettifaq in 2025 and has not managed in England since 2022. He was sacked after less than a year in charge of Aston Villa after making a bright start to his managerial career with Rangers, whom he guided to the Scottish title in his third season at Ibrox.
Gerrard’s former England team-mate, Frank Lampard, has enjoyed a remarkable renaissance in the Championship after accepting a job with Coventry City back in November 2024 – something which has not gone unnoticed among those from the same era as the two.
The Chelsea legend’s stock had fallen after losing his job at Everton after a little more than a year followed by a disastrous second spell at Stamford Bridge in an interim capacity but won plenty of plaudits for turning the Sky Blues fortunes around mid-season and guiding them to the play-offs.
Though Coventry were ultimately unsuccessful, Lampard and Co blitzed their way to automatic promotion and the Championship title this term.
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