GETTY Steven Gerrard is excited about Liverpool's future under Jurgen Klopp

One of his initial sessions back at Liverpool had finished and for all his desire to show Jurgen Klopp he could “still do a bit,” the biggest impression would be left on the former captain himself. “I found myself straight away after training wanting to keep what he said, why he did it and the point he made to individuals,” said Gerrard, over breakfast at his restaurant, The Vincent, in Liverpool city centre this week. “I just couldn’t get enough. “I was a big fan of Klopp before he came but having been around him for a couple of weeks and seeing how he is with individual players, his tactics and how he goes about the job, I think with a bit of patience and time to add to the XI, and the squad, you can get excited. “I was a bit wary about whether to take the invitation or not because I didn’t want to take any attention away from players or the newness of Klopp. But I’m absolutely delighted I did it now. I enjoyed it.

Steven Gerrard's life at Liverpool Sat, May 16, 2015 England captain Steven Gerrard is set to play his last match at Liverpool's home ground Anfield on Saturday 16th May 2015. Here's a look at his football career in pictures. Play slideshow Liverpool FC via Getty Images 1 of 16 Steven Gerrard marked his 400th league match by scoring a hat trick against Everton during the Premier League in 2012

“I have had a chat with Klopp,” said Gerrard. “The club have let me know they are keen for me to come back but there hasn’t been a conversation or an offer as such where they have said, ‘We want you to do this, we want you to do that’. “I’m always going to be biased towards Liverpool and the FA. “What’s interesting for me is I know what is going to happen until November but beyond that I don’t know. I have my BT work, but I am basically available for whatever is out there. “Everyone in the football world will know I am available and hopefully I will be 75pc into my coaching badges.” Could he see himself at another club? “I’m available, available,” he says.

Steven Gerrard returns to Melwood to train with Liverpool Mon, November 30, 2015 Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard has returned to Melwood to train with the Reds during his off season with LA Galaxy Play slideshow Liverpool FC via Getty Images 1 of 37

Gerrard is relaxed as he tucks into scrambled eggs and mushrooms on toast, the first Christmas of his professional career spent with his family and friends rather than juggling the demands of a punishing Premier League schedule. He was at the Stadium of Light for the win over Sunderland on Wednesday night, but this time as a fan, rather than midfield hub, having driven up that afternoon. That sense of freedom appeals and is one of the reasons why he opted to broaden his horizons a year ago and try something new. Gerrard takes a split-second to consider the question of whether he could still play in the Premier League. “Yes,” he answers back. But the decision to step out of the bubble after 18-years during which he carried the hopes of every Liverpool supporter – the fears were often etched across his brow – has been liberating. “When you come out of playing for Liverpool every week and you’re the captain and have been playing for England, of course there is a big weight been lifted off your shoulders,” he said.

“It is about enjoyment now and enjoying the remainder of my playing contract. You can’t describe that pressure you’re under when you’re playing for Liverpool every week, you’re the local lad and you’re the captain. “There was a huge, huge responsibility on my shoulders and I felt that release as soon as I came out of it. “It was different going back to Melwood this time because I’m not a player there anymore. I wasn’t getting judged like I used to get judged. There wasn’t a game at the weekend for me to be worried about, preparing for or to get focused on. I was going in to train and stay fit. “I was just trying to be myself around the players and hopefully they enjoyed having me around as well. “I did feel I had something to prove, yes. To the coaches but also to my mates who had been my teammates for years and years. I wanted to impress them and show them I could still do a bit. “Most of the sessions I did were warm-up sessions and then going into 6 v 6 games which were trying to give players who weren’t in the 11 some fitness and stuff. “I just enjoyed being in Melwood again and around the staff and my teammates. If I didn’t have that I would have been at home training alone, so it was great for me to go back in, see everyone and see that.”

GETTY Gerrard has been back training at Melwood this month

Though Gerrard is not “100 per cent sure,” he thinks 2016 will be his last as a player. Does that scare him? “It does a bit, yeah, because I love playing,” he said. “If I didn’t still love it I would probably call it a day now. I’m actually quite excited looking forward to this next season. “I enjoyed the last two weeks training with Liverpool, I loved it. I actually felt in them two weeks that I was new and young. That tells me to carry on playing and just assess it as the season goes on.” It will be to Galaxy’s gain. Bruce Arena’s side fell short last term with Gerrard admitting the challenges in the MLS surprised him after he joined in July. One week he could play at altitude, the next on a plastic pitch or in searing heat. “I’m looking forward to it because of the experience I’ve had before,” he said. “I’ll be less shocked and surprised because there were quite a few hurdles, shocks and surprises in the first three or four months, just because it’s a lot different to what I’m used to. “In the Premier League and playing over here you know what you’re going to get. Even if you go on the road in the Premier League and Europe, you know what you’re in for. You’ve got a good idea of the atmosphere, temperature, the pitch.

GETTY Gerrard thinks 2016 might be his last year as a player