Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is convinced departing skipper Steven Gerrard will eventually return to Anfield.
Gerrard will leave Liverpool at season's end for LA Galaxy.
"I'm devastated he's leaving," Sturridge told BBC Sport.
"I think he'll be at the club in some capacity very soon and I'm sure he'll manage the club one day.
"Words can't describe what he's done for Liverpool as well as his country.
"He's still a role model of mine. I look up to him, I think everyone in the squad does. He'll be sorely missed - he's somebody who's given me a lot of experience and helped me to improve as a person and a footballer."
