Ex-Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is backing his former international teammate, Steven Gerrard, to become a 'great manager' and has admitted he is impressed with what he has heard about the Liverpool legend so far.
Both players, who are widely recognised as two of the best players the Premier League has ever seen, recently announced their respective retirements from professional football and though Lampard has yet to confirm his next move, Gerrard has already begun a career in coaching.
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Having already turned down an offer to manage League One side MK Dons last year, the 36-year-oldhas since secured a role at former club Liverpool, where he will take up a coaching position in the club's academy.
Whilst he may be at the beginning of his journey into management, Gerrard has received backing from a number of former teammatesand Lampard has become the latest to offer kind words to the former Reds captain by stating that the former midfielder will become a 'great manager'.
He said of Gerrard to theEvening Standard:"He's learned a lot, he is a great character and was a leader of men at his club.
"I think that counts for a lot. His decision will be up to him.
"I think he'll be a great manager “ none of us know for sure “ but I like the way he is speaking, I think it is humble, he is doing the right thing.
"Now he is working at the academy picking up experience.There are different routes for everybody.
"When you have had the career Steven Gerrard has had, you have to respect that.He has done a lot and it puts him at a certain level, then he proves himself after that."