Steven Gerrard 'faces SACK' as former Rangers boss could see rant at Ettifaq board backfire amid Saudi nightmare

Steven Gerrard's job in Saudi Arabia is hanging in the balance according to a report - and the former Rangers boss could soon face the indignity of being SACKED by Al-Ettifaq.

Gerrard started well after taking over in the middle east and picked up a famous win over Al-Nassr in the early stages of the season. His star-studded team, which includes former Liverpool pair Gini Wijnaldum and Jordan Henderson as well as ex Celtic striker Moussa Dembele and Scotland star Jack Hendry, won four of their first seven games, but have won just twice since, and recently drew with bottom side Al-Hazm in an embarrassing result.

They sit eighth and some way off the pace from where they expected to be. The Guardian say their poor form has Gerrard in 'trouble' with his job 'hanging in the balance' after a dreary recent run. Saudi clubs don't tend to have too much patience - Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked by Al-Ittihad in November while Ettifaq have been through FOURTEEN head coaches in the last eight years - and it's believed Gerrard won't have long unless he turns things around.

It's suggested his frequent demands of the board aren't helping matters either. Speaking just before that draw with Hazm, where Demarai Gray's opener was cancelled out by a stoppage time penalty, he had demanded an 'aggressive' January window, feeling his squad doesn't have enough quality.

“We need to be aggressive, we need to be ruthless, and we need to make a lot of changes to make this team more competitive,” he said. "We need to show in this window, and also the summer window, that we mean business and we want to be competitive at the top of the league, and not where we are at the moment.

"It’s a collective thing – the players here and now need to give more,