‘A little secret’: Steven Gerrard admits to phone chats with Alex Ferguson

Rangers manager has taken advice from his former rival as former Liverpool captain Gerrard praises ‘iconic figure’

Rangers manager  Steven Gerrard

It is an alliance that will feel incongruous to many immersed in the bitter rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester United. But Steven Gerrard has revealed Alex Ferguson has been on hand for advice during his tenure at Rangers.

In a recent interview, Ferguson hailed the “magnificent” work done by Gerrard, after the former Liverpool captain made Rangers champions of Scotland for the first time since 2011.