HE was cast as the villain when he left. But Dave King now claims Steven Gerrard never wanted to quit Rangers for Aston Villa . 4 Dave King brought Steven Gerrard to Rangers in May 2018 Credit: Willie Vass - The Sun Glasgow 4 Three years later the Liverpool legend had his hands on the league trophy after an invincible season Credit: The Sun 4 But Gerrard jumped ship and joined Aston Villa the following November - a move King claims he didn't want to make Credit: Getty Gers fans were gutted when the man who had led them to the title just five months earlier jumped ship in 2021.
Gerrard insisted he was looking forward to the challenge of managing in the Premiership. But last night King painted a very different picture and claimed the former Liverpool and England star now in charge of Saudi side Al-Ettifaq — was settled at Ibrox. He said: “Let’s be absolutely clear, Steven was not ready to go when he went.
Read More Rangers stories UNSEEN UPGRADE Rangers reveal change made to famous behind-the-scenes Ibrox feature KINGMAKER Dave King demands Rangers EGM & says 'let fans decide who they want to run club' “Steven wanted to defend the title and I’d extended his contract at his request. “He still says Anfield can’t compare to Ibrox on a European night. “We had our understanding that we’d respect each other and he came to me and said, ‘Look, I’d like to extend’.
“He was happy at the club. His ambition was to defend the title. In the process of defending the .