Jamie Carragher reckons Rangers coach Michael Beale was always destined to be a 'top coach' from the moment he first saw him in action.
And he reckons Steven Gerrard knew he had to take him to Ibrox because of the work involved in being a first team manager.
The Rangers boss has spoken in the past of how important it was to surround himself with the right people when he decided to accept the offer to move to Glasgow.
Beale had worked in the academy at Liverpool but didn't work closely with Gerrard, who was coaching the U18 side.
But the Anfield legend reckons Gerrard knew he had to get Beale involved if he was to make a real go at being a manager in his own right.
He told Open Goal: "He was at the academy, you knew straight away he was a top coach. He was really good, he came from Chelsea and went to Brazil as well so he’s got a great background.
"He wasn’t coaching with Stevie at the academy, but when Stevie got the Rangers job he knew ‘Okay, I need someone extra’. They weren’t a team at the academy in the sense of he was the coach and Stevie was the manager.
"Stevie was doing the coaching and learning and he knew he needed him."
