DAILY RECORD 🔵 Steven Gerrard clamps Michael Beale inquiry by proxy as ex Rangers boss sparks fan anger after ANOTHER beatdown

Het-up Steven Gerrard clamped questions over his banished assistant coach as the under-fire Al-Ettifaq suffered another chastening defeat.

The former Rangers boss reunited with Michael Beale in the Saudi Pro League after Dean Holden paid with his job amid a rotten run of results with former Ibrox signing guru Mark Allen also departing. But there was no instant upturn in the league with Gerrard and Beale at the wrong end of a 4-0 pasting at the hands of Al-Ittihad. That leaves Ettifaq without a league win since mid-September.

And when asked about Holden being replaced by Beale. Gerrard quickly answered: « This conference is not the place to talk about dismissing the assistant coach. These decisions are the decisions of the board of directors. » Gerrard – who watched his side win a Cup clash midweek – claims Ittihad’s extra rest proved pivotal as N’Golo Kante and Karim Benzema got among the goals on Saturday night. And Ettifaq fans weren’t having their manager’s claims about extra rest.

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