Has Steven Gerrard just invited Scottish football to go **** itself?

In a feisty address, Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has politely told Craig Levein and Scottish football at large where to go in a STAUNCH defence of star striker Alfredo Morelos.

Speaking at the pre-Aberdeen presser, Gerrard was asked about Levein’s comments concerning the Colombian’s alleged ‘physical’ conduct, and the former Anfield legend said in no uncertain terms just how he feels about those comments and the ex-HJK man’s conduct.

He said:

“Craig’s entitled to his opinion, like I am when I speak about Hearts, Aberdeen or whoever it may be. What we’ll do, to make all the other managers in the league happy, is we’ll tell Alfredo not to compete. We’ll tell him to just get kicked from pillar to post, from the first minute to the last. We’ll just tell him not to go near anyone. We’ll make it non-contact for Alfredo, see if they like it and then nobody will complain. I’m not really interested [in analysis of Morelos] – he’s scored 17 goals and he’s in fantastic form. That’s my only concern. What other managers and defenders come out and say about Alfredo is none of my business. It’s their opinion and they’re entitled to it. I’m not really that interested.”

We have to say Gerrard is absolutely nailing the kind of comments this club has needed. We’ve been fed up with some handwringing from certain aspects of our club in recent years, and this makes a refreshing change from the whimpering pandering to SPFL and SFA we’ve endured as a support in recent times.

So for our manager to effectively invite a rival manager and the game north of the border in general to go f*** itself and shut up is genuinely a thing of marvel and the kind of narrative we need to deliver.

Or, Alf could just sit idly by and basket weave?