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John Aldridge

The perfect fit to replace Jurgen Klopp detailed as England hand Liverpool boost ahead of Manchester United

I wasn't planning to play in the Legends game between Liverpool and Rangers at Ibrox as I was overseeing things with Ian Rush and Gary McAllister.

However, Emilie Heskey hadn't played for a long time and he was absolutely knackered.

I went on for eight minutes just to run about and be a nuisance.

Steven Gerrard played for both Liverpool and Rangers and it was nice to see how the fans reacted to him putting on their shirt.

They clearly love him there and rightly so as he's turned them around recently.

I'm not surprised Stevie is doing a good job at Rangers because when he does something he does it right.

Dirk Kuyt and Steven Gerrard after the Liverpool Legends victory over Rangers at Ibrox (Steve Welsh/PA Wire)

There's been a lot of talk linking him with a move back to Liverpool as manager in the future. We will have to see when the time arises and when Jurgen Klopp leaves.

The Rangers job is like his apprenticeship for the manager role at Liverpool and I think he'd be the perfect fit for us in the future.

Trent not playing for England is a positive for Liverpool

Trent Alexander-Arnold was left out of the England team for the two fixtures during the international break and I have to say I'm glad when he doesn't play for England because he doesn't get injured.

We know what's happened in the past with internationals so from a Liverpool point of view I'm delighted when he doesn't play.

He'll come back and he'll be ready for 90 minutes against Manchester United.

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