Steven Gerrard compares Rangers with Al-Ettifaq as 5 key questions confirmed it was best project for him

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Steven Gerrard says the Al-Ettifaq project feeling more like Rangers convinced him it was time to get back in the dugout.The former Ibrox gaffer made the move to the Saudi Pro League last year in his return to the managerial game following his sacking by English Premier League outfit Aston Villa.

The Liverpool legend landed his big shot back in England's top flight after a successful stint north of the border where he most notably ended Celtic's hopes of landing 10-in-a-row to end Rangers' long wait for Scottish Premiership success.

That triumph also came as part of an unbeaten league campaign. His exploits in Europe also earned many plaudits.After his Villa exit, Gerrard bided his time before returning to management and it is his current role that ticked the boxes.

He revealed FIVE questions that he asked himself that hit the nail on the head. An offer to go back to the English Premier League did arrive but he knew after his Villa spell that had he not got the reaction required, it would have been another major blow on his CV off the back of a tough time.Explaining how the opportunity felt similar to the Rangers project he was presented, he told The Telegraph: "I think the opportunities to go straight back in quickly when I probably wasn’t ready, they were high-risk, really high-risk in terms of they could again have been a tough knock if it wasn’t the right opportunity.“So, I needed to sit down with people who shared a lot of things with me, maybe in terms of wanting to build something, in being given a little more time… that felt a bit more like Rangers.