Talk of Steven Gerrard being lined up to switch Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool in 2024, with each man having committed to contracts through thereto purpose, could be a Christmas fairy tale, says Kenny Dalglish.

Fresh terms are united with highly-rated coaches at Anfield and Ibrox.

It has been instructed that those agreements square measure meant to permit this coach at Rangers to come to his roots on Merseyside in 5 years’ time.

Gerrard has been beaked as a future Liverpool boss for a few times, with Klopp having admitted that a Reds legend would be his ideal successor.

Another icon, Dalglish, isn’t convinced, though, by the contract theories being bandied regarding.

The Scotsman is raring to show that something may happen from this time, with those taking on homecoming for Gerrard thought-about to be pampering in some rather questionable sporting maths.

“It with great care happened that Jurgen Klopp additionally signed an extension to tie him to Liverpool for an identical amount.

“Listen, I do know it’s Christmas time and that we all sort of a sensible fairy tale.

“However, no one – together with Jurgen, Steven and ME – will look 5 days into the longer term, never mind four or 5 years.

“For anyone to recommend otherwise is putting 2 and 2 along and turning out with 222.

“So, let’s come back to reality.”

The “reality” is that Gerrard and Klopp’s square measure presently chasing down title successes in Scotland and England.

Rangers square measure sat 2 points adrift of Old Firm rivals Celtic in their bid to revive domestic dominance, whereas those at Anfield square measure wanting to finish a 30-year sit up for topping glory.

A 2-0 persuade Watford on Saturday has Liverpool ten points clear at the Premier League summit when seventeen games.

Their attention is on the brink of intercommunicating Club World Cup matters, with Klopp seeking to form additional history by changing into the primary Reds boss to land that individual piece of silverware.