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Steven Gerrard won the Scottish Premiership with Rangers successful 2020-21Former England and Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has been named manager of Saudi Arabian broadside Al Ettifaq.
The 43-year-old had said successful June helium had been invited implicit to the state to "look astatine a imaginable offer" but that helium would not beryllium taking it up.
Gerrard has been retired of enactment since being sacked arsenic Aston Villa manager successful October past year.
Al Ettifaq were seventh successful the 16-team Saudi Pro League past season, finishing 35 points down champions Al Ittihad.
Gerrard retired from playing successful 2016 and his archetypal managerial relation was astatine Scottish nine Rangers.
He took implicit the Ibrox broadside successful 2018 and led the nine to their archetypal Scottish Premiership rubric successful 10 years successful 2020-21.
Gerrard past became Villa brag successful November 2021 but near aft 13 wins from 40 games during his clip successful charge.
More to follow.
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