Rangers are set to announce today the appointment of three backroom staff they have poached from Liverpool, according to a training ground insider.

The Training Ground Guru website, which has emerged as a reliable source of football news, reported on Friday morning that new Gers boss Steven Gerrard will mark his first official day on the job by bringing in a coaching trio from his former club.

Coaches Michael Beale and Tom Culshaw will follow fitness coach Jordan Milsom in making the same move as Gerrard from Anfield to the Glasgow giants.

.@MichaelBeale and Tom Culshaw will follow @milsomlfc in moving from Liverpool to Rangers. Formal announcement expected this afternoon. #LFC #RangersFC https://t.co/Ud3SrVvaoS — Training Ground Guru (@ground_guru) June 1, 2018

OPINION

With his feet barely under the table at Ibrox, Gerrard is already making major changes behind the scenes. Gary McAllister has already been appointed his number two, and the Liverpool icon will have two more coaching allies on his backroom team as well as a new head of performance. Beale has an excellent reputation after a lengthy spell at the club’s Kirby academy, including in charge of the Under-23s, helped him land the Sao Paulo manager’s job. He returned to the Liverpool youth team set-up last September in the new role of head of coaching for the foundation phase and has a highly useful combination of senior and youth-team experience under his belt. Culshaw was Gerrard’s right-hand man at the Liverpool Under-18s and his seemingly imminent arrival at Ibrox is proof of how highly he is regarded by the 37-year-old. New managers always tend to bring close allies with them, and Gerrard is no different in that regard as the Stevie Ger revolution starts to take shape.