STEVEN Gerrard spent his first day as Rangers manager scouting for talent at the Toulon Tournament, completing his UEFA Pro Licence course and revealed he’s “killing two birds with one stone.”
The Liverpool legend’s opening day in his Ibrox revolution was spent in the south of France in a classroom on an English FA course before he watched England and Qatar play in Fos-Sur-Mer in the youth tournament.
Gerrard was keeping an eye on talent in France and he insisted he already knows what’s to be done as he sets about trying to overhaul a dominant Celtic side.
He said: “There’s a level of footballer which of course would interest me. I’m on the Pro-Licence course which is the last course in terms of being qualified.
“Whilst I’m here I want to kill two birds with one stone. I want to see what talent is there, if there’s anyone who interests me. I’ve got tasks to do within the course but I’ve also got a wandering eye on what’s going on with certain individual players.
“I’m on my Pro Licence course. I watched three games here and I’ve been in the classroom most of the day. I’m halfway through it.
This time next year I’ll be finished but it’s in blocks so you can’t crash course it.
“It’s set dates so the idea is to graduate next year.”
Gerrard has stressed he has already been working non-stop for Rangers since his shock unveiling.
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He added: “The contract obviously started from June 1, but the ball has been rolling for a lot longer than that. I’ve got a fair idea of what needs to be done already.
“A lot of people have been saying congratulations. They’re very respectful of Rangers and the challenge that lies ahead.
“And the phone has been non-stop. Obviously I’ve been working really closely with Mark Allen and Andy Scoulding in terms of targets we want to bring in.
“Also talking about players we’ve already got. How we see the squad looking and shaping up. There is tonnes of work to do, I think everyone is aware of that.”
Gerrard will fly back home tonight before he takes his new players to Spain for a pre-season training camp.
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