The Scotsman

Steven Gerrard names Rangers rule breaker he'd 'turn blind eye' to and the duo who helped deal with him

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So important to Rangers because he was the goals but he was challenging. But yeah, he was important to Rangers and I knew he was so important.



I knew the time would come where I could get into a place where he's maybe less as important. “That's why I brought Jermain Defoe in.

That's why I brought Kemar Roofe in because when he was having these periods, where he would be challenging or break your rules and your values, Defoe and Kemar Roofe were itching to play and they were as good as him. Jermaine was much better than him at the age but they were the reason why we won the league because their goals in the team and the squad is how we eventually won.” Why did Steven Gerrard leave Rangers?Linked with the vacant Rangers managerial post twice over the last 12 months amid the arrival of 49ers Enterprises and Andrew Cavenagh as owners, Gerrard has admitted he picked the wrong time to leave Rangers.