Gary McAllister believes Rangers is a right club for Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard.

The former Scotland captain was brought in by new manager Gerrard to act as his assistant manager, despite spending three years out of the game.

"The lure of the club, the profile of the club means it is one of the few jobs in all honesty that I would have come back into," he told RangersTV.

"The thing with this job offer was getting another 10 years down the line and saying "Why didn't I take that opportunity at Rangers?"

On Gerrard, McAllister continued: "He started off by asking me what I thought of Rangers as a club and in my view Rangers are one of the big, iconic clubs of this country.

"From that point of view it is not dissimilar from Liverpool, which is where he has played most of his life. I was very encouraging for him to take on this challenge.

"I think he had sorted his staff and maybe this opportunity of being his assistant might not have been there and then he was asked who it may be that you might want to bring in to strengthen your ultimate team and he came up with my name.

"When that was the case, first and foremost I am honoured that he asked me but it is about embracing the challenge of this club, coming along here to make a difference."