Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has provided an emphatic update on his future after his team mauled Aberdeen to complete an unbeaten season [Sky Sports].
The Gers only needed a draw on the final day of the season to reach 100 points and achieve invincible status, but they ticked off both aims in style with a 4-0 win at Ibrox.
An early Joe Lewis own goal got the hosts underway, before strikes from Kemar Roofe in either half and a superb late finish from Jermain Defoe secured a 19th win from 19 home league matches.
After the trophy presentation, the manager – soaking wet after being ambushed by a champagne-wielding Alfredo Morelos – spoke to Sky Sports.
Gerrard expressed his joy at securing silverware and waxed lyrical about the efforts of his players and staff, before addressing his own future.
The 40-year-old has been regularly linked with his former club Liverpool and a number of other Premier League teams, but he’s made it clear that he won’t be leaving anytime soon.
“When I grew up as a young kid, I thought it was one club for life,” he said [Sky Sports]. “I came through at Liverpool and had my career at Liverpool, which I’m immensely proud of.”
“I came up here with my eyes wide open to learn about the club. I had a good idea from the outside, but this has grabbed me, it’s gripped me. It’s a club like very few in the world.
“It has a lot of similarities to Liverpool and this has got a special place in my heart. I’m happy here. I have to make a lot of sacrifices family-wise, but I want more. This has given me a taste for more and I’m more determined to build on it.”
Gerrard’s words will be music to the ears of Rangers fans around the world.
He was under huge pressure to deliver in his third season in Glasgow and he did that in remarkable style, with his side finishing a whopping 25 points clear of Celtic.
The former England international is contracted until 2024 and it looks as though he wants to get a few more league trophies under his belt before he heads for pastures new.
