Gerrard's regret over Rangers exit
Steven Gerrard "regrets" leaving Rangers for Aston Villa but says he was unimpressed with the Ibrox club's ambition after winning the league. The Liverpool legend guided Rangers to their first top-flight title in 10 years in 2021, an unbeaten league campaign in which they finished 25 points ahead of Celtic. Just six months later Gerrard departed to join English Premier League side Villa, where he lasted less than a year before being sacked.
"The level was a big jump," Gerrard admitted on The Overlap . "I probably didn't realise at the time when I made that decision. In hindsight I would have stayed at Rangers longer and got more experience.
Now, sitting here, I regret [leaving when I did]. "The conversations with Rangers after we won [the league], the recruitment and finance chats we were having, it didn't feel like Rangers were ready to go again. "It was a bit more like, 'Oh, let's settle this and fix that and do that.
' The promises weren't as strong as what I thought they would be. "Then the Premier League offer and opportunity comes in, it's tough. It's tough to say no to Villa, a great club.
I have nothing bad to say about them. "