RANGERS CONFIDENTIAL: Why the Ibrox squad will be put through 'hell' if Steven Gerrard returns
Rangers ' first-team squad have been warned to prepare to go through 'hell' in pre-season should Steven Gerrard complete his grand return to Ibrox as manager.
Former players Josh Windass and Andy Halliday spoke this week about the former Liverpool and England captain's first training camp at the La Cala Resort on the Costa del Sol after he took over the reins for his first spell in charge in 2018.
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