Steven Gerrard's private chat with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp

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Steven Gerrard has revealed he had spoken at length with Jurgen Klopp prior to taking the job at Rangers. It comes as Liverpool look desperate in their bid to land a spot in the top four of the Premier League after a miserable campaign.

Despite winning the league at a canter last year, this term has proved much more difficult - with a period of six Anfield defeats in a row wrecking their season.

It is now an uphill struggle to confirm Champions League football on Merseyside going into the new campaign - a position unthinkable this time last year.

North of the border, the picture could not be more different for Rangers. With Gerrard at the helm, they have broken Celtic's monopoly of the Scottish Premiership and landed their first title in