Richard Keys tells Steven Gerrard to “divert” Liverpool’s charity games if he wants to become Premier League manager again before criticizing him for taunting Celtic fans while throwing missiles at him.
- Steven Gerrard played in a Liverpool Legends charity match at the weekend
- In particular, he mocked Celtic fans who hurled missiles at the former Rangers boss.
- Richard Keys thinks Gerrard should stay away from Liverpool games
Richard Keys has told Steven Gerrard to stay away from Liverpool’s charity matches if he still has any hope of managing in the Premier League.
The Reds icon wore the No 8 shirt once again as Liverpool legends beat Celtic legends 2-0 in a charity match on Friday.
Gerrard scored the first goal of the game from the penalty spot and then taunted Celtic fans who hurled bottles and coins at the former Rangers boss.
The 42-year-old has been out of a job since being sacked by Aston Villa in October, and former Sky Sports host Keys believes he must stay away from the Reds if he still has any hope of managing in the Premier League.
in a blog posted on their website on Mondaywrote: ‘If Gerrard still has ambitions to manage/coach in the PL, I really think he should deviate from the games of legends, like the ones we saw at Anfield last weekend.
Steven Gerrard has been told to stay away from Liverpool by Richard Keys, who feels that playing in legend games is hurting his chances of a return as a top-flight manager.
Gerrard scored during a charity match against Celtic at the weekend, and the former Rangers boss had coins and bottles thrown at him after he taunted them after his goal.
Keys thinks Gerrard should distance himself from Liverpool for a few more years
Gerrard needs to distance himself from Liverpool for a few more years. One of the biggest problems with him at Villa was that his fans largely saw him as the Liverpool captain.
‘It was good to start with – Gerrard said all the right things. But as time went on and things weren’t going so well, he was an easy stick to beat, even though he had also spent those two years with Rangers.
Gerrard sent Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc the wrong way during the charity match after Martin Skrtel was brought down in the box.
He gleefully celebrated in front of Celtic fans making their feelings known towards the former manager of their city rivals, with one fan appearing to throw his green and white Celtic shirt in his direction.
Keys has criticized Gerrard, saying that even if he received criticism from Celtics fans beforehand, he’s a “big guy” and should know it’s part of the job.
He wrote, “Maybe he’s stopped believing he has a coaching career, but if he doesn’t, I’m a firm believer he definitely has to give up those games.” Either way, he shouldn’t be taunting Celtic fans like he did after scoring.
“I know it’s tough and I know they’ve been criticizing him all game, but he’s a big guy and he knows it’s all part of the job.”
“Those fans had paid their money to charities (players always get paid by the way) and they were entitled to participate in the occasion.”
Gerrard has been out of a job since being sacked by Aston Villa in October last year.
Before Villa, he helped guide Rangers to the Scottish Premiership title ahead of Celtic.
During Gerrard’s time at Rangers, he led them to the Scottish Premiership title in 2021, ending years of Celtic dominance.
Since his departure from Aston Villa, he has been regularly seen as a pundit or associated with Liverpool, where he made 500 appearances between 1998 and 2015.
Gerrard’s love for Liverpool is as evident as ever, and he recently worked with the club’s channel for an interview with current star Mohamed Salah.
Liverpool Legends went up 2-0 shortly after half-time against Celtic Legends when Chilean Mark González doubled the hosts’ lead at Anfield, ending the match.
The LFC Foundation Charity Match was played to raise funds for the foundation and its partner charities, funding programs in schools, inclusive sports, social action, health, wellness and food poverty.