Frank Lampard is also set to arrive in New York soon

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has touched down in Los Angeles with his wife Alex Curran ahead of his next footballing venture.

Gerrard, 34, left his boyhood club to join LA Galaxy following the last Premier League season, and is expected to make his debut on July 11 against Club America.

And the ex-England international has touched down in the US as he prepares to begin work under Bruce Arena stateside.

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Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard looks in good spirits as he arrives in Los Angeles

Gerrard's wife Alex was accompanying him upon arrival at LAX airport on Saturday

One keen fan welcomes Gerrard to Los Angeles with a red sign outside the airport

Gerrard recently returned from a holiday in Ibiza with Curra, as they celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary, and the couple are set to live in a £16.8million Malibu home.

The family will reside in Los Angeles for 18 months while he plays out his contract with the team, and although it's a long way from his home in Merseyside, there's no doubt the family will feel incredibly comfortable in the not-so-humble abode.

Gerrard, who is moving to Major League Soccer along with fellow England legend Frank Lampard, cannot officially play for the Cup champions until the summer transfer window opens on July 8.

He may not have yet left for his new adventure but he is already thinking about the time when he will return to Anfield.

Gerrard and wife Alex are picked up by a waiting car outside the airport

Gerrard, 34, takes some time to sign autographs for his fans in Los Angeles

'I want to keep playing every week in the final few years of my career and I'm looking forward to embarking on a new challenge with Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS,' said the 34-year-old, who will publish his new autobiography in September.

'I hope to get the opportunity to come back and serve the club again one day.

'I feel that I can make a contribution in some role in the future.'

Meanwhile, his new coach Arena has revealed that LA Galaxy tried to sign Lampard last summer before he was snapped up by New York City.

Frank Lampard (right) with fiancee Christine Bleakley ahead of his arrival in New York

'We recruited Frank pretty hard here,' Galaxy coach Bruce Arena told the Mirror. 'The deal was close.'

'We talk to pretty much every single player that is interested in coming to the US and certainly when you hear Frank Lampard is willing, you're gonna have a lengthy conversation.

'I got to know Frank and visited him in London and he's a fabulous person and player and he's really going to help football here in America. He's going to do really well.'