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Liverpool transfer report: Rangers boss Steven Gerrard plots loan move for Reds youngster Ben Woodburn

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard wants to sign Liverpool youngster Ben Woodburn on loan this summer, according to reports.

The Reds legend, appointed the new Ibrox boss in May, is widely expected to raid his former club to help strengthen his squad in Glasgow.

A number of Liverpool starlets have been linked with making the switch north of the border since Gerrard’s appointment.

The former captain knows Liverpool’s youth set-up well, having returned to the club as an academy coach in January 2017.

And, according to the Daily Express, Gerrard has identified 18-year-old sensation Woodburn as the first Reds youngster to bring to his new club.