Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is returning to the club he spent 17 years at as an academy coach. Liverpool have described Gerrard's role as "wide-ranging" and he will serve under academy director Alex Inglethorpe. "It feels like completing the circle; returning to the place where professionally it all began. However, this isn’t a decision based on emotion – it’s about what I can offer and contribute to Liverpool." Gerrard ended his 18-year career in November, retiring from the LA Galaxy in order to transition to a coaching role somewhere.