Source: By PA Sport Staff
Xabi Alonso sees former team-mate Steven Gerrard as future manager of Liverpool
Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has backed Steven Gerrard to become a future first-team manager at the club.Following retirement Gerrard began his coaching career at the Reds’ academy in February and this season has taken charge of the under-18s side, also leading an under-19s team in the UEFA Youth League.Alonso, recently retired himself, believes this is just the start for his former team-mate."I'm following his career closely. He has all the attributes."@XabiAlonso in no doubt about Stevie as a manager: https://t.co/TryqudOG6V pic.twitter.com/BYgF1cjfi5— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 4, 2017“I’m following the early steps of his career closely and for sure he has all the attributes to become a big manager and a Liverpool manager one day,” the Spaniard told liverpoolfc.com.“You can be a great player but being a manager is a different task. For sure, he’s really focused and if he’s able to deliver that message he will be a good one.”(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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