Now I'm the most neutral person around regarding Gerrard, so the answer to this question will be very fair.
My thoughts are that he should not return to the 1st team, we are doing very well without him and Joey Allen is becoming more assured in his midfield berth.
The future of the club played in the last 3 games, I believe Gerrard should be coming off the bench, if he does not offer anything coming off the bench he should not be a 1st team starter.