Lampard and Gerrard still good enough for PL, says Redknapp

Harry Redknapp believes Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard are still capable of doing a job in the Premier League after leaving Major League Soccer.

Both of the former England internationals, with over 200 caps between them, have recently departed MLS sides after spells in the United States.

Gerrard has left LA Galaxy, while Lampard has severed ties with New York City FC.

The former has been linked with various clubs, including the vacant managerial post at MK Dons and a playing position at Celtic, while the latter is reported to have the option to return to Chelsea.

Were Lampard to head back to Stamford Bridge it would be with one eye on a future coaching role, but Redknapp is adamant that both midfield generals could ‘walk into’ the side of most English top-flight clubs.

He told BT Sport: "If I was a manager of one of the teams near the bottom of the table I would be at the airport waiting for them to get off the plane to see if I could sign the pair of them.

"I would take Lampard if I was Alan Pardew, he would walk in their team [Crystal Palace] that's for sure".

Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves agrees with Redknapp, stating that players of Gerrard and Lampard’s class are more than capable of competing at the highest level deep into their 30s.

He said: "I don't understand why we write players off in their early 30s, both of them are terrific pros".

Liverpool legend Gerrard is now 36 and is not the all-action playmaker of his pomp.

Lampard has also slowed down with age, having been a box-to-box midfielder in his day, but the 38-year-old ended the 2016 MLS campaign with a respectable haul of 12 goals in 20 appearances.

Both would appear to have something to offer in a playing capacity, but whether they would want to join a side in the bottom half of the Premier League table remains to be seen - having spent their respective careers to date challenging for major honors at home and abroad.