Rafael Benitez has explained how he had doubts whether Steven Gerrard would enter management during their time together at Liverpool. The Spaniard coached the midfielder for six years on Merseyside, with the duo winning the Champions League and FA Cup during his tenure. Benitez revealed in an interview with The Athletic, that he could tell that some of his former players would go into management. “With Steven Gerrard, I honestly did not know. He was interested, but a lot of what he talked about was the performances and quality of players.

Source: Express October 17, 2019 12:45 UTC