Rangers: Bookies think Steven Gerrard could leave Ibrox for Liverpool return

Bookmakers have slashed the odds on Steven Gerrard returning to Liverpool

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard is currently in the middle of his most difficult period since taking over at Ibrox.

On Wednesday night, his side fell 13 points behind rivals Celtic in the Ladbrokes Premiership as he saw Hamilton Accies pick up a 1-0 win in Govan.

The atmosphere turned sour at Ibrox as pressure mounted on the players with two huge defeats in a week.

Steven Gerrard has had a difficult time of it at Rangers recently. Picture: SNS

Following the 1-0 loss to bottom-of-the-table Hearts in the Scottish Cup, Gerrard admitted he had thinking to do.

Now the bookmakers have slashed the odds on the Liverpool legend returning to Anfield.

He is 5/1 third-favourite – down from 100/1 - to replace Neil Critchley as the club’s U-23 manager after his move to Blackpool.

Gerrard, of course, arrived at Rangers following coaching experience in Liverpool’s academy.