Steven Gerrard had cracked it as a gaffer was when he stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Glen Kamara who was the victim of racist abuse.
Immediately after the full-time whistle against Slavia Prague, he backed his midfielder to the hilt while condemning Czech cretin Ondrej Kudela.
And THAT’S what convinced Cole that his former Liverpool and England team-mate was a top manager. Having shared a dressing-room at Anfield, he knows Gerrard better than most.Now one of BT Sport’s best TV pundits, Cole has watched with interest from afar as his friend took a first step in management at Gers.Get all the latest Rangers news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite.
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