Rangers stunned Nice in France to move into pole position for the Europe League last 16 but won’t be given much hope in their next away game against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
However, new Red Devils boss Ruben Amorim might think a bit differently after suffering his ONLY losses as Braga boss to the Light Blues. Amorim lost home and away to Steven Gerrard’s Rangers in the Europa League last-32 in 2020 and that was the only time he tasted defeat while in charge.
He won 10 of his 13 matches with the other a 2-2 draw against Gil Vicente and showed enough, those Gers games apart, to convince Sporting to pay Braga £8.5 million, the third-highest transfer fee for a manager in history, to activate his release clause.
And it proved a shrewd move by the Portuguese capital club as he delivered their first title in almost two decades with Manchester United moving to appoint the 39-year-old last month. The Premier League side were forced to come from behind before beating Bodo/Glimt on Thursday to leave them on nine points – one less than Rangers – and 12th in the Europa League table.
Rangers are unbeaten in seven away games in Europe under Philippe Clement, equalling the Scottish record set by Gerrard and the Belgian will be out on his own if he can avoid defeat against United. The Light Blues have a home clash with Tottenham Hotspur next month and end their campaign against Belgian side Royal Union Saint Gilloise.