Steven Gerrard turned his attention to the oval ball game this week as he looks to convert his success as a player into his management career at Rangers .
The Ibrox boss dropped in on Wigan Warriors Rugby League club where he spoke to Adrian Lam as part of his UEFA coaching A licence course.
Gerrard met with the Wigan boss and the pair shared tips and knowledge on coaching in their own code.
And Lam revealed how Gerrard repaid the favour with an open invitation to the Warriors staff to the derby clash with Celtic at Ibrox in May.
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“He’s a Wigan fan, he likes his Rugby League and it helped that I was playing here when he was playing (at Liverpool)," said Lam.
"He was interested in my thoughts on the challenges we face and we had a fair bit to talk about, I was asking him a lot of questions, he's got a big job there at one of the big clubs in football.
"He's invited the staff to their derby. Hopefully it fits in with our schedule because that'd be a good experience.
“As a coach, any time you get the chance to go into any professional arena - whether it's ice hockey, swimming, cricket, or in this case football - it's great.
"Even if you find one thing you can learn, let alone three or four, it can only be of benefit."
Gerrard previously visited the Warriors' Orrell training base, along with ex-Manchester United keeper Peter Schmeichel, ahead of last October's Grand Final.
