LIVE
...

Follow us on

Soccer Transfer News

Steven Gerrard says he wants to push Rangers winger Ryan Kent

Alan Rennie/Action Plus via Getty Images
Follow us on Google Discover

Ryan Kent, signed on loan from Liverpool in the summer of 2018, scored for Steven Gerrard’s Glasgow Rangers at Ibrox on Saturday.

Ryan Kent of Rangers (14) celebrates as he scores his team's second goal during the Ladbrokes Premiership match between Livingston and Rangers at Tony Macaroni Arena on January 27, 2019 in...Ryan Kent of Rangers

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has told the club’s official Twitter page that he wants to push Liverpool-owned winger Ryan Kent.

Kent, who joined Rangers on a season-long loan deal from Premier League club Liverpool in the summer of 2018, scored for the Gers in their 4-0 win against St. Mirren at Ibrox in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday afternoon.

The 22-year-old winger has made 13 starts and two substitute appearances in the Scottish Premiership for Rangers so far this season, scoring five goals in the process, according to WhoScored.

The former England Under-20 international has been brilliant for the Gers so far this season, but manager Gerrard wants to push him even more and make him better.

Gerrard told Rangers’ official Twitter page about Kent: “He has been excellent for us. He is in good form, he is happy, but I am going to push him.

“I am going to keep pushing him because I want him to more hungry, to score more goals. I want him to keep being hungry to improve his numbers.”

20th January 2019, Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland; Mid season football friendly, Rangers versus Helsinki; Rangers Manager Steven Gerrard watches his team warm up from inside the tunnel

Encouraging for Rangers and Liverpool

Kent is a very good winger and the youngster has been one of the best players for Rangers so far this season, and Gerrard’s plan to push him even more can only be good news for the Gers and Liverpool.

With Kent scheduled to return to Liverpool at the end of the season, if he is pushed and urged to become better in the coming months, then it can only benefit him in regard to breaking to Jurgen Klopp’s team.

Ryan Kent of Rangers (14) celebrates as he scores his team's second goal during the Ladbrokes Premiership match between Livingston and Rangers at Tony Macaroni Arena on January 27, 2019 in...