Steven Gerrard claims he has “unfinished business” in management as the former Rangers boss emerged among the favourites for the vacant post at Ibrox.

The Govan club are searching for a new manager after Russell Martin was sacked on Sunday following a 1-1 draw at Falkirk, which left him with five wins in 17 games during what was a short and disastrous tenure.

Former Liverpool and England captain Gerrard, 45, remains a hero to many Rangers supporters after winning the William Hill Premiership title in 2021, thus stopping Celtic from ten-in-a-row.

Gerrard left for Aston Villa in November 2021 and had a subsequent spell with Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia where he left in January.

Speaking on the ‘Rio Meets’ podcast on Tuesday afternoon, which appeared to be recorded before Martin’s dismissal, Gerrard said he felt Rangers had been the “perfect match” when he moved to Glasgow and added: “I’m enjoying family time and doing a lot of things that I haven’t been able to do.

“Going to Grand Prix, doing exhibition games with ex team-mates and superstars, that type of stuff has been great.

“But there’s a part of me that still feels that there’s a bit of unfinished business in terms of wanting to go...