Steven Gerrard to make 'ruthless' decisions as Saudi Pro League struggles continue
Steven Gerrard has said that he will need to do "a lot" of business in the transfer market next month in order to greatly improve his Al Ettifaq side.
The Liverpool legend U-turned back in July as took over as the manager of the Saudi Pro League outfit, only weeks after saying he would not take up their offer. In the end he became one of many high-profile figures - both in playing and in management - to sign up for projects in the Gulf state's financially revitalised league.
Gerrard was handed some riches to play with in the summer so that he could form a squad of his own, signing then-Reds captain Jordan Henderson, Jurgen Klopp's former midfield workman Georginio Wijnaldum, Everton's wantaway winger Demarai Gray, Scotland international Jack Hendry and Moussa Dembele, who has since picked up an injury. This cost him a combined £31.5m
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However more will need to be spent, says the ambitious former Liverpool captain. Via SPL News, he said: "We have already had important meetings at Al Ettifaq in terms of mid-season updates and where every individual is, and where the group is at. The message, in summary, that we have sent is that we need to be aggressive, we need to be ruthless, and we need to make a lot of changes to make this team more competitive.
"We are really happy with a lot of individuals, both foreign and some local players. But if you look at us, once Moussa came out of the team [through injury], the weaknesses in our team have been highlighted, as have the options we had.
"We need to show in this window, and also the summer window, that we mean
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