Steven Gerrard has admitted he has 'unfinished business' in management as links to Rangers persist.
With rumours swirling around the possibility of a return to Ibrox for a second spell, Gerrard has sat down with an interview with Rio Ferdinand for his YouTube channel.
It has been suggested the 45-year-old could be a strong contender for the post along with the likes of Derek McInnes. However, he is currently based in Bahrain and there are some suggestions there could be complications with him coming back to the UK after leaving Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq.
With the rumour mill in overdrive, Rangers fans were eagerly anticipating the release of Ferdinand's chat with Gerrard. And he was always likely to be asked about his ambition to get back into management.
He said: “I’d love another go at some point. I want to change a few things and improve a few things and come back fresh. With a few different people around myself.
“I’d love another couple of challenges doing this. And that’s what I’m working on in the background at the moment. A few different ideas, a few different people around me.
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“Now, I’m enjoying family time and doing a lot of things that I haven’t been able to do. Going to Grand Prix, doing exhibition games with ex-teammates and superstars, that type of stuff’s been great.
“But there’s a part of me that still feels that there’s a bit of unfinished business in terms of wanting to go in and face another couple of exciting challenges. But I want a certain type of challenge.
“If in an ideal world they come available, I’ll jump at them. If they don’t, I won’t go back in. I want to be at a team that’s going to compete to win because I think that suits me better.
“I think certain jobs and certain clubs would suit my style and the way I like to go about it. But I’ve also got time now where I’m not in a rush, where I know the right people that are out there to make me a stronger and a better coach. They’re the people I need to find.
“Because if I get the right match with them people around me, I know and I’ve proved I can be successful as a manager. And that’s what I’m working on in the background now.”
Gerrard revealed he has had conversations with various clubs since leaving Al-Ettifaq but none of them have come at the right time.
“I’ve had five or six really interesting phone calls since I stopped in Saudi," he admitted.
“And I haven’t been ready because I haven’t got that team set around me. And the timing hasn’t been right.
“My daughter’s just had a baby. I’ve just become a granddad. I wasn’t ready. I haven’t got my staff ready.
“So unfortunately, those opportunities or those phone calls have come at the wrong time, if you like.
“But if the right call comes my way, the right club, the right challenge, and I’ve got my people set, which I will have at some point, I’ll take that challenge on because it’s in me. It’s in me.”
Reflecting on his first spell at Ibrox, he added: "I got the opportunity to go to Rangers and I loved it. Rangers, I felt like it was the perfect match. And it went on from there.”
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