Gerrard prepares to lock horns with former boss Rodgers

 

Gerrard played under Rodgers at Anfield somewhere in the range of 2012 and 2015, verging on winning the Premier League together in 2014.

Liverpool blew an important lead at the highest point of the table with just three matches staying, a breakdown including Gerrard's expensive slip in a harming rout against Chelsea.

The pair ran into each other again in Scotland as contradicting supervisors, where they were accountable for the Old Firm clubs.

Rodgers won consecutive homegrown high pitches during his two full seasons at Celtic, where he confronted Gerrard's Rangers on two events.

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Each recorded a 1-0 success during that 2018/19 season, Gerrard's first in administration, before Rodgers left for Leicester.

Last season, Gerrard conveyed Rangers' first Scottish Premiership title for 10 years, keeping Celtic from winning a notable 10 in succession.

The previous Liverpool commander, 41, who has begun his vocation as Villa director with two successes and a loss, uncovered he had taken in a great deal from Rodgers throughout the long term.

"Brendan is a top mentor," said Gerrard. "He came in at Liverpool when we wanted somebody like him as far as a cutting edge mentor who planned to take us forward, yet additionally play some alluring football.

"I think the greatest thing was his conveyance on the preparation pitch. You could see unmistakably that he had got a ton of involvement and he was a decent supervisor to play for as far as an individual relationship.

"It would have been exceptionally innocent according to my perspective not to attempt to learn however much I can and what I could from Brendan.

"I kept on doing it in any event, when we never cooperated in light of the fact that clearly I faced him in Scotland."