‘He’d jump at the opportunity’ – Steven Gerrard tipped to become manager of Championship promotion-chasing team

STEVEN GERRARD would leap astatine the accidental to instrumentality implicit astatine Blackburn Rovers.

That is, according to his erstwhile team-mate Danny Murphy.

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Danny Murphy believes Gerrard would leap astatine the accidental to manager Rovers

John Eustace sensationally discontinue Rovers connected Thursday to go Derby County’s caller manager aft the Rams sacked Paul Warne past week.

Rovers are 5th successful the Championship array and good and successful the play-off hunt – but Eustace has departed for a nine sitting conscionable extracurricular the second-tier’s relegation zone, separated lone by extremity difference.

Blackburn were stunned to spot Eustace – who lone replaced Jon Dahl Tomasson astatine Ewood Park a twelvemonth ago – activate his merchandise clause.

Edwood Park chiefs are present chasing a caller gaffer as they propulsion for promotion to the Premier League.

And erstwhile Liverpool prima Murphy believes it would beryllium the cleanable occupation for Gerrard – who departed his relation astatine Al-Ettifaq past month.

Speaking to Spin Genie, Murphy said: “I could truly spot Steven astatine Blackburn.

“I deliberation helium would leap astatine the accidental if helium was offered the job.

“It’s a large determination successful presumption of wherever helium is from and they person immoderate bully young players and are truly pushing successful the close direction.

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“He mightiness see what helium has learned successful Saudi and who is making the decisions astatine the club.

“I’m of the mindset that each managers are improving erstwhile they are successful roles and helium would’ve decidedly improved astatine some Aston Villa and successful Saudi.”

Murphy added that possibly the Villa occupation came “too aboriginal successful his managerial career, adjacent though helium started good there”.

The erstwhile Fulham prima said: “He would person learned a batch of lessons from that and with the Blackburn job, I deliberation he’d leap for the opportunity.”

But Rovers are present thought to be targeting a move for ex-Wolves brag Gary O’Neil as Eustace’s replacement.

Gerrard was odds-on favourite to onshore the tricky Derby job, earlier erstwhile Rams subordinate Eustace took it.

Eustace made 62 appearances crossed 2 spells arsenic a subordinate for the Pride Park broadside and is present tasked with redeeming his broadside from relegation.

Gerrard, meanwhile, has besides been tipped to perchance instrumentality to Rangers to regenerate under-fire Gers brag Philippe Clement – if the Belgian is sacked.

John Eustace has near Rovers for Derby County

The Anfield icon did bring the Scottish Premiership to the Ibrox during his archetypal managerial stint successful 2021.

Ex-Scotland midfielder Derek Ferguson even claimed Gerrard could sensationally team up with Wayne Rooney in the Rangers dugout.

Ferguson, 57, told Ibrox News: “I rather similar the information that Rooney has enactment himself retired determination successful presumption of managerial jobs, albeit it’s not worked for him.

“Imagine Gerrard coming backmost to the nine arsenic manager and Rooney arsenic his assistant. Something brainsick similar that, you know?”