Steven Gerrard believes Manchester United are still a work in progress.
The Liverpool legend has been keeping a close eye on the Premier League title race from his position as Rangers manager and, speaking to the Daily Mail, revealed he watched the highlights of Man United's loss to Sheffield United in midweek as soon as he could.
Gerrard has been impressed with the way the Red Devils have improved over the last 12 months and compared Bruno Fernandes' impact on the team to that of Virgil van Dijk's at Anfield.
Yet he says that there are still areas where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team can improve.
"United still seem a work in progress," he said. "You can see they have made massive strides.
"Bruno Fernandes has given everyone a massive boost. He has put confidence around the team, a bit similar to the way Virgil Van Dijk did at Liverpool.
"You still look and think they could be a couple of pieces short but they are definitely much further along than where they were a couple of years back."
Gerrard also said he had taken advice from former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson over his move into management.
Yet, despite also having a close friendship with Jurgen Klopp, Gerrard is keen not the be pigeon-holed as a disciple of one particular manager.
He said: "I don't think you can nail yourself to one philosophy and say 'this is the way I want to be' or 'this is what I want people to say about my teams from now to the end of my journey in coaching'.
"I don't know what roles I'm going to take during that journey. I am really happy and content in the role I am in now but I am at a club that demands success and entertaining football so you have to adapt and I have had to bring a philosophy here that I think will work for the Rangers supporters and will bring success.
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"That means trying to be a really tough team to play against, an aggressive team in the right way, but also play football at the right times in the right areas of the pitch.
"That is what we have tried to do here. But I might take over a role where maybe you are not one of the favourites in the league and you have to adapt that philosophy.
"I don't want to nail myself to one sentence that sums up my philosophy.
"When you talk about Sarri-ball and Bielsaball and Gegenpressing, those are media narratives about their identity. If I end up with an identity like that further on in my career, then great, but for me it's about being able to adapt your philosophy for what's in front of you."
