STEVEN GERRARD will seek advice from Rangers managers Walter Smith and Graeme Souness as he embarks on his first campaign in the dugout this season.
The Liverpool legend signed a four-year deal to replace Graeme Murty at Ibrox as he stepped down from his Under-18s coaching role at Anfield.
Gerrard has spent this week putting his squad through their paces at a training camp in Spain as he focuses on the Europa League qualifier with FK Shkupi next month.
The 38-year-old will be assisted by former Scotland midfielder Gary McAllister, while Michael Beale, Tom Culshaw and Jordan Milsom have followed him north of the border.
Smith and Souness earned legendary status during their hugely successful spells as manager at Ibrox.
And Gerrard will look to take on board as much advice and information as he can from his predecessors
He said: “Not just Graeme, Walter Smith as well. Once I get settled in the area and settled into the main role, that’s my priority right now getting myself settled in Glasgow and getting myself settled in the role.
“That’s from a selfish point of view and then I will certainly be leaning on the likes of Walter Smith, Graeme Souness and Graeme Murty and bending their ears. They will probably be getting sick of the sight of me.
“Yeah, I have met him quite a few times. He is a top fella, really helpful. I am really looking forward to sitting down with him. We will invite him in.
“To be fair he doesn’t need an invite to come in. None of the ex managers and players do. We want to use them. This club needs to become one and ex players and ex managers are all part of that.
“I haven’t really thought about it in terms of roles or at what level we want to use him.
“I think we just want to get him round the table and have a chat with him. Get his thoughts and his experience, how he saw last year and get some advice.
“For me personally having Walter Smith on board as someone I can bounce things off one on one will certainly be an advantage to me.”
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