Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher thinks former teammate Steven Gerrard must gain more experience before taking over at Anfield.

The Reds icon is currently enjoying his second campaign of senior management at Scottish giants Rangers.

Gerrard has been touted to succeed Jurgen Klopp when the German's contract expires in 2024, but Carragher thinks it could be the wrong move.

"Rangers to Liverpool is a jump," Carragher told the Maych x Pajak podcast.

"But because Steven Gerrard is who he is I think he could make the jump and the club at least wouldn't be too big for him.

"But is managing Rangers enough experience for Liverpool and should Liverpool be looking for the best manager they can get or someone who knows the club?"

He added: "The Liverpool job, you want him to get it when he's got experience.

"Maybe after Rangers he would take a smaller job in the Premier League and then maybe gets the Liverpool job. Or maybe it's right for him right [after Rangers]. That's going to be the decision for both parties.

"It's difficult because it's not like the Liverpool job comes around often.

"Sometimes it's just timing, it's there, it's available, but I think in a perfect world, when those big jobs come around you want to be fully ready."