Gerrard: Liverpool are close to glory

The former Liverpool and England midfielder believes that his former exmployers have already proven themselves against the Premier League's best teams and that they are very close to glory.

The 37-year-old recently took up a position with the club's U18 team but his is tipping the senior side for big things under Jurgen Klopp's stewardship.

In an interview with the 'Daily Star' Gerrard stated: "We've got a fantastic manager at the helm, so I think Liverpool are very, very close. If you look at the statistics in the top six, they are the best team in terms of head-to.head."

The 'reds' have already kicked off their summer with the signing of Mohamed Salah from Roma for a club-record fee and Gerrard believes that with the addition of a couple more players of that calibre Liverpool can really push on.

"Hopefully we can get two or three pieces of the jigsaw that are missing. I'm really confident Liverpool can keep moving forward and success can be just around the corner" enthused the scouser.