If Arne Slot is to be given the sack at the end of the season, we shouldn’t expect Steven Gerrard to be in the mix for the Liverpool job.

Since retiring over a decade ago, Gerrard has managed Rangers, Aston Villa and most recently, Al-Ettifaq.

His time in Scotland was the most fruitful, going unbeaten to a league title.

But he hasn’t set the world alight since then. Jamie Carragher said Gerrard won’t be Liverpool’s next manager.

The man himself hinted at the same when he was asked about replacing Jurgen Klopp back in 2020.

It’s a romantic idea, one of Liverpool’s most iconic players taking the reins at Anfield. Klopp himself floated it about halfway through his spell as manager.

Gerrard’s still a beloved figure on Merseyside and seeing him in the dugout would be quite special.

But this idea has been floated to him before, and he made it clear that timing was of the utmost importance.

He said (via...