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FORMER LIVERPOOL MIDFIELDER STEVEN GERRARD HAS BEEN OUT OF THE DUGOUT SINCE LEAVING AL-ETTIFAQ IN JANUARY 12:33, 29 May 2025Updated 12:53, 29 May 2025 Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard will be
returning to television screens this weekend as he joins TNT Sports' coverage of the Champions League final as a pundit. The former Rangers and Aston Villa manager has been out of
full-time management since leaving Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq at the beginning of the year. The Reds icon has been in the headlines more recently following intense links over a return
to Ibrox, to take over the Gers. Gerrard has been back in Liverpool for the Premier League crowning moment for Arne Slot's side and was featured prominently during Sky Sports'
coverage of the final day encounter with Crystal Palace. But he has landed a role back with the UK sports broadcaster for this weekend's elite European showpiece in Munich, Germany.
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title party TNT Sports confirmed that Gerrard will be joining the coverage of Inter Milan vs Paris Saint-Germain, where he will be alongside Rio Ferdinand - who announced on Wednesday that
he would be leaving the broadcaster at the end of the season, when his contract expires. The Reds icon has featured regularly on television since retiring, enjoying a spell on the BT Sports
panel for their European coverage. But now has been consigned to sporadic appearances during his time in and out of management. Article continues below Gerrard will be shoulder-to-shoulder
with the Champions League trophy during the landmark year since the Reds famously won their fifth crown. The former captain starred in their historic comeback win over AC Milan at Istanbul
and Gerrard features in prominently in a recent TNT Sports documentary telling the story of the miracle in Turkey. It has been widely reported that the former Liverpool midfielder could be
set for a return to management with Rangers reportedly eyeing a reunion with their Scottish Premiership-winning tactician. TalkSPORT's Jim White previously claimed that the 44-year-old
was edging closer to becoming the new manager and bringing another former Liverpool midfielder in Jordan Henderson in as his assistant. "Now we understand here this morning at talkSPORT
that behind the scenes, the managerial situation is moving at a pace," the presenter said. "The interim manager Barry Ferguson will be leaving with thanks but back to the football
club will come Steven Gerrard, former manager of the club - the man who won them the Scottish Premier League title. "Alongside Gerrard, a hugely popular figure Steven Davis and
alongside the two of them as an assistant to Gerrard and Davis, Jordan Henderson. "He would also be an assistant in there as well." Article continues below SIGN UP TO ONE OF THE
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