Steven Gerrard will take charge of his first Premier League game as a manager against Brighton on Saturday.
His Aston Villa team have lost five in a row – giving him the scope to implement changes if he wants to.
“We are going to play slightly different to what’s been before,” Steven Gerrard said. “I want to put my own stamp on things, my own identity and our philosophy. That will take time so you will see some changes in how we go about that at the weekend. It’s a new start, a fresh start.”
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His identity and philosophy had better be good, because otherwise he will never stop hearing about his old team, Liverpool.
It doesn’t take a genius to know that Steven Gerrard is on a path towards becoming Liverpool manager. Whether it works out like that for him remains to be seen, but it’s safe to say he would jump at the chance.
It appears that narrative is one he’s going to work hard to get away from. “You’ll never hear me say it’s a stepping stone. I’m really honoured and proud to be in this position, I’m all in and I’ll give this job everything it needs to be a success. I’ll be 100% committed.
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong in football with having dreams and aspirations. But Liverpool have a world-class coach that they’re very happy with and if he was to sign a lifetime deal I would be very happy for them and him.”
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“He’s a great man and a great coach,” he said. “I think Liverpool are very lucky to have him at the help and I’m a Liverpool fan so long may that continue. He sent me a message and said he’s looking forward to a big hug on the side on 11 December so it’s something for me to look forward to.”
