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Rangers boss reiterates Celtic title claim and hopes for return to full-contact training

Steven Gerrard has reiterated his stance on the conclusion of the 2019/20 season.

The Premiership campaign was abandoned following lockdown, with Hearts being relegated and Celtic named champions after accumulating a 13-point lead at the top of the table.

Speaking in April, Gerrard said: “From afar the SPFL looks an absolute mess."

As reported in The Guardian, the Rangers boss has this week said: “In terms of the decisions made about Celtic getting the title and Hearts being relegated our opinion hasn’t really changed.

"We still believe it would have been possible to finish the league but it is what it is and we have to accept that.

“We have to take it on the chin, move on and look forward. And that is all that we can do. In terms of the league I said my piece at the time and I don’t think I need to add anything.”

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Gerrard also spoke of his frustration at his players having to avoid contact during training.

With the season set to begin on August 1, he's keen to see his team return to full-contact training as soon as possible.

Gerrard said: “You have got to understand the situation, of course you have. But we need to try and get back to normality as quickly as possible.

"The season is going to go ahead when we are told it will go ahead. We need to get back to full-contact training as quickly as we can. We will fully prepare the players for hopefully a 60-game season.

"If we continue to go non-contact for a month longer I think it could have an effect on having the players fully prepared for the beginning of August.

“It is not ideal, I’ll be honest. It’s better than it was but the sooner we can get back to normality the better because with the season being just over a month away we need a certain amount of time to prepare the players in 11 v 11 situations and full contact.

“Hopefully we can get back to where we need to be. We have to spend an awful lot more time on the training pitch.

"Because we are training in small groups we are doing three or four training sessions a day, which isn’t ideal. But we totally understand the situation.

"It’s unique, we’ve had to adapt. Hopefully in the coming days we get some news that we can get closer to where we need to get to.”

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