Steven Gerrard has made it clear he is committed to Rangers after rejecting the opportunity to speak to Derby County about the manager’s job at Pride Park. The Championship club are making contingency plans in case Frank Lampard leaves for Chelsea this summer and had identified Gerrard as a potential replacement for his former England team-mate.

Gerrard impressed in his first year of management at Ibrox to earn admirers south of the border, but has no intention of leaving the club after just 12 months. With Derby resigned to losing Lampard should Chelsea make an official offer for their former midfield player the club have begun assessing alternatives and made an informal inquiry about Gerrard in the last week, with the Rangers manager letting it