STEVEN GERRARD has shared a social media good luck message to England as they kick off their World Cup campaign today.

Gareth Southgate's side are up against Iran in Group B and are already 3-0 ahead after the first half.

Gerrard shared a photo of himself during his days as an England international with the caption: "Here we go England, good luck boys!"

The post comes as the former Rangers manager is heavily linked with a return to Ibrox.

The Govan outfit confirmed today that Giovanni van Bronckhorst has been sacked following a string of poor results in the league and in Europe.

The Dutchman – a former player at Ibrox – was appointed as Gerrard’s successor a year ago and led the club to the Europa League final and a first Scottish Cup triumph in 13 years at the end of his first campaign in charge.

Liverpool legend Gerrard has since been sacked as Aston Villa boss and is now on the hunt for his next managerial adventure.

He is currently among the bookies favourites for the Rangers position with Michael Beale and Sean Dyche also in the running.

Rangers have just over three weeks to find a successor for Van Bronckhorst, with their first match after the World Cup break at home to Hibernian on December 15.

A statement from the Ibrox club on Monday morning read: “Rangers Football Club confirms today it has parted company with manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

“The board would like to put on record sincere thanks to Gio for all his efforts since his appointment as manager.

“Unfortunately, results and performances over recent months haven’t met expectations and the decision was made today by the board to terminate the contract of the manager. The search for the new manager is now underway.”

Chairman Douglas Park added: “I want to thank Gio for the hard work he has put in over the last 12 months and, especially, the achievements of taking the club to the Europa League final and winning the Scottish Cup last season.

“Unfortunately, recent results have not met neither our nor Gio’s expectations, and we have taken this difficult decision today. Everyone at Rangers wishes Gio every success in the future.”

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