Steven Gerrard to Rangers return may already have answer as Dave King reunion swirl follows sizzling Saudi start

It's all change at the top of Rangers with Dave King offering to step in as chairman once again - which has only added fuel to swirls over a potential return for Steven Gerrard.

The former Ibrox supremo has declared he is the man to help steady the ship in Govan following John Bennett’s shock resignation - and with doubts over boss Philippe Clement following a shaky start to the season some punters reckon that Liverpool icon Gerrard could be tempted to leave the Saudi Pro League for another crack at the Scottish Premiership. The Al-Ettifaq boss received a namecheck in the businessman's pitch to fill the top job at Ibrox - and that should come as little surprise to Rangers' diehards.

King helped put down the foundations upon which Gerrard built his 2021 title-winning season - and the former England international insisted that it was the South African who gave him the confidence to take his first steps into management back in Govan. Revealing a friendship away from football with King, Gerrard said in 2019: "When we first met, I could see his passion for the club and his determination to get it back to a respectable place, where the fans could be proud of the team again.

"We shared that vision. I got to know him really well in that first meeting and the relationship has built from there. Whenever he is in Scotland we always get together to have dinner."

Gerrard left the Light Blues for his first chance in English Premier League management in 2021 at Aston Villa - but after an ill-fated 11 months in Birmingham he relaunched his career in the dugout in the Middle East. A disappointing first season saw big-spending Ettifaq end the season in sixth - but things have been very different this time around.

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