Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has told FourFourTwo that club great Steven Gerrard is the right man to succeed him at Anfield.

Gerrard is currently in his second season bossing Rangers, who are currently three points behind Celtic after six matches in the Scottish Premiership and kicked off their Europa League group campaign with a 1-0 win over Feyenoord.

Before that, the former midfielder – who played 710 times for the Reds between 1998 and 2015 – was handed the reins of Liverpool’s U18 side after his impressive role as a youth coach with his boyhood club.

In an exclusive and wide-ranging cover interview with FourFourTwo magazine, conducted by comedian John Bishop, Klopp believes Gerrard would be the ideal candidate to replace him when the time comes.

Answering a question about whether the presence of club great Kenny Dalglish as a non-executive director was challenging, Klopp replied: “Kenny and Stevie have both been a really big support from day one.

‘Second, my position as a manager has nothing to do with the people around me. If Liverpool were to sack me tomorrow, then maybe Kenny would be the first choice to replace me, but they would probably bring Stevie down from Glasgow.

‘If you ask who should follow me, I’d say Stevie. I help him whenever I can.

‘If someone gets your job, it’s not about them, it’s about you not being good enough.

‘I’m old enough to know that I give this job everything. I’m not a genius, I’m not perfect, but I give the club 100%. If that’s enough, great. If it’s not, then it’s just the problem of the situation.

‘I’m not jealous, I’m not sceptical. I’m completely open. If you want my help, you’ll get it.

‘My family often thinks that I’m too quick to open up, but I think being any other way is a waste of time. I love life, I love my job, I like most people – that’s how it is.’