Gerrard, who enjoyed a stellar 17-year playing profession with Liverpool, returns there just a month into his reign as Villa boss determined to shut out the "noise".
The 41-12 months-old, who left Rangers final month to transport to the Premier League, has received 3 of his first 4 video games in charge, with the simplest setback being a defeat to champions Manchester City.
"I'm going lower back to a membership wherein I spent many years, and it brings a smile to my face for multiple reasons," Gerrard stated.
"One, I've were given an awesome courting with a lot of people on the club. I had a excellent time there, a honestly good journey, I'm a neighborhood boy. It was the crew I supported growing up, and I will continually support that team.
"But on the identical time it brings a smile to my face because I've were given the possibility to head there and compete in opposition to an awesome group and an excellent supervisor and try to win the sport. That's my simplest recognition.
"If I'm at the bus heading backpedal the M6 towards Birmingham and I'm now not the maximum popular at Anfield, so be it."
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp started his personal press conference on Friday by way of joking that he would no longer take questions about Gerrard.
Klopp become complete of reward for Gerrard in the course of the briefing and claimed he's destined to manipulate the club at some point, adding: "I suppose it will truly show up and that is right for every body."
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Gerrard, who began his training profession underneath Klopp within the club's young people machine, stated he was grateful for the German's assist.
