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However, the Anfield legend insists that he does not want to see Reds manager Arne Slot lose his job after a difficult end to 2025.
Gerrard is one of Liverpool’s greatest-ever players, having made 710 appearances for the Reds, and was a youth coach at the club shortly after ending his playing career.
“I’ll be brutally, brutally honest with you. I’d help Liverpool in any department at any minute of every day, I’d help them with anything,” he told McCoist.
“I don’t want Arne Slot to lose his job. I want him to fix this and turn it around and make Liverpool great.
“I was bouncing all over the city four or five months ago when Liverpool won the league.
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“I’m a Liverpool fan. I want the best for Liverpool.
“But if Liverpool need me in any department at any time, I’ll be there for them.”
Liverpool won their opening five Premier League matches of the 2025/26 season.
Gerrard inspired Liverpool to victory in the 2005 Champions League final against AC Milan.
The midfielder also enjoyed a long international career with England, but like so many before him, he failed to end the Three Lions’ wait for silverware.
And he has admitted that he was part of the problem.
“I did a thing recently with Rio (Ferdinand) and some people thought I was pointing fingers, blaming, giving excuses – I was part of the problem, my hand is held up,” he said.
“The level of players in that dressing room was beyond belief.
“But you have to have everything else around it: injuries, tactics, adaptability, managing coming off the back of a tough Premier League season.
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“We had two real chances and went out on penalties – that can happen.
“But I understand why I get asked that question a lot, because talent-wise, player for player, that squad was good enough to win it, in my opinion.”
England look set to be among the favourites at next summer’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
