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The Reds legend was able to fully enjoy the Anfield side's 2-0 win over Tottenham and wants the big stage for the Ibrox side.

Steven Gerrard celebrated in the stands at the Wanda Metropolitano as Liverpool lifted their sixth Champions League title in Madrid.
Amidst the jubilation, he took a moment to watch the thousands of Reds fans behind the goal go crazy as Jordan Henderson lifted the European Cup aloft.
Then he saw Anfield boss Jurgen Klopp in tears, as he embraced every one of his players and staff on the pitch after the 2-0 victory over Spurs.
And suddenly, the Liverpool legend’s mind was back at Ibrox.
Gerrard was used to that winning feeling as a player. Apart from the Premier League, he lifted every club trophy available to him.
And despite savouring it again as a supporter last month in Spain, he wants to feel it for real as a manager.



Seeing the Liverpool fans in a state of ecstasy made him even more determined to give Rangers supporters those same emotions.
He knows how important winning silverware is to the Light Blues, who have now gone eight years without a major trophy.
Liverpool’s big night in Madrid was the highlight of Gerrard’s summer.
But now he’s back at it with Gers, trying to produce a squad capable of ensuring there are similar celebrations in Govan next May.
As he reflected on Liverpool’s Champions League victory, he said: “I loved the night in Madrid for the final.

“It was the first time I’ve had the opportunity to do it as a fan. I got the invite from Liverpool and it was brilliant.
“It was deserved after the season that Liverpool had and going so close in the Premier League. It was fantastic for everyone and I’ve still got mates in that team.
“I have built a bit of a relationship with Jurgen as well and after going so close to the sixth the time before, I was delighted for him. It was a great experience.
“Being there and seeing it, I looked at the Liverpool fans.
“Emotionally it brought back a lot of memories of my own from being a Liverpool player.
“I was thinking ‘OK, I would love that to be us at Rangers’.


“I would love to be watching my players celebrate. I was looking at Jurgen, looking at his players celebrate and I would love nothing better than to do that in 12 months time.
“Or sooner if we get the opportunity in a few months time with the League Cup.”
Gerrard was the last Liverpool skipper to lift the Champions League back in 2005 after the remarkable comeback in Istanbul against AC Milan.
He played alongside the England midfielder Henderson before hanging up his boots at Anfield and helped him settle on Merseyside after his move from Sunderland.
Gerrard was as emotional as anyone seeing Henderson and his dad Brian – who fought cancer – cry in each other’s arms at the final whistle.
And for Klopp, the Rangers boss was delighted because since he has become gaffer at Ibrox, the German has been a regular source of help and knowledge.

Gerrard said: “How could I possibly be jealous of Jordan lifting the trophy? He’s my mate.
“I am tight with Jordan and we played together for many years with Liverpool and England. I was delighted for him and it was so deserved, there is no better professional than Jordan.
“You get out of this game what you put in, so if you go on that trade of thought then he certainly deserves it.
“I know his dad Brian quite well, along with his mum.
“They asked me to keep an eye on him when he first rolled up and came into Anfield from Sunderland as a young boy.
“He has got great parents that support him and I know they have had family issues over the last year or so.


“So it was fantastic for their family, I was absolutely delighted for them.
“As for Jurgen, as a young manager you try and be a sponge from all the top bosses when you watch them on the sidelines, watch them do interviews or you actually meet them.
“It’s no different with Jurgen for me.
“You try to take in all of the good things from them. He has been very helpful to me since I started out in coaching and moved to Rangers.
“A lot of the stuff I will keep private, but any questions I have or bits of advice I need, he always helps me out.”

Gerrard’s main focus now, of course, is winning trophies at Ibrox.
And he knows he won’t be able to do it without the backing of the Rangers support, who are every bit as passionate about their
team as Liverpool fans are with theirs.
Last week, it was announced the club have sold a record number of 46,000 season tickets for the coming season – and that’s despite failing to win anything major for the best part of a decade.
Gerrard isn’t surprised by the level of dedication – and says it’s why he now adores the club he works for.


He said: “It’s no surprise that we’ve sold a record number of season tickets.
“I’ve been amongst the fans before I took the job – so I knew the passion and desire.
“That’s a massive part of why I love Rangers now. To be breaking records like that is a real compliment to me, the players and the staff.
“The supporters clearly see what we’re trying to do, see the progress we’re making and they enjoy the way we’re playing. They’re as upbeat as we are.”

 

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