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The management game has not been an easy one to break into for former Liverpool players.

Xabi Alonso aside, those who have tried their luck on the other side of the touchline have struggled to make a real impact.

Perhaps none quite typify this as much as legendary former captain Steven Gerrard.

Gerrard was supposed to be the heir apparent to Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.

But when Klopp left last summer, the 44-year-old was nowhere near the running.

Instead, Gerrard was slumming it out in the Saudi Pro League, struggling to get a tune out of Dammam side Al Ettifaq.

And after 18 months of failing to make the grade, one of greatest players in Liverpool history has decided to call it a day in the Middle East.

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It was never supposed to be this way.

Gerrard is arguably the Reds’ greatest ever player and easily the best to have come through the Liverpool academy.

Having done well at Rangers, he had looked to be on a course set for the top job at Anfield.

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Aston Villa was a misstep, though, and Gerrard’s move out to Saudi Arabia in 2023 felt like an admission that his coaching career was not going anywhere much.

The Scouser did guide Al Ettifaq to 6th in his maiden season, but with the team sitting in 12th, Gerrard has walked away.

After announcing the new on his Instagram page, Stevie was inundated with messages from some of his former Liverpool teammates.

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Jamie Carragher, always one to have an opinion, left two applauding emojis, while Robbie Fowler added ‘Classy Ste.’

Sander Westerveld suggested that Gerrard was now ‘available for the legends game’ in March, while John Arne Riise left love hearts and Fabio Aurelio posted a series of emojis, too.

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Despite Gerrard struggling to make his mark on the Saudi Pro League, you’d imagine that he will still be of interest to clubs back in England.

The former England captain has pedigree having won the Scottish title undefeated with Rangers and the pull of his name will likely attract lower division clubs.

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As seen by the likes of Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney continuing to get work, Gerrard will surely not be short of offers.

In our opinion, it would be amazing to see Gerrard back at Anfield in whatever capacity is possible.

But with his coaching ambitions likely to still burn brightly, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him land another job instead.

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