Keith Jackson predicts Rangers showdown v Union Saint-Gilloise in Champions League
Keith Jackson has backed Rangers to smash Union Saint-Gilloise in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier on Tuesday evening at Ibrox.
The Daily Record columnist has predicted that it will finish 3-0 in normal time with Alfredo Morelos the key man after returning from injury over the weekend.
Jackson did admit that if the Light Blues don’t score early in Glasgow, it could become a very nervous evening for those watching in the stands.
Writing in his latest snippet for the Daily Record [09 August, pg. 51], Jackson appeared confident that it could be straightforward if the Bears can score early at Ibrox.
“Rangers have to bring their A game tonight,” he wrote.
“If they can score early then this tie will be turned on its head. If not, it could become a very nervous night. But, Gio van Bronckhorst has more than enough at his disposal to get the result he needs, and, with Alfredo Morelos around, Rangers should get the goals they need to reach the play-off round.”
Key.
The Bufalo is the main man and most of our hopes may rest on his shoulders again.
Antonio Colak got his first goal in Blue on Saturday against Kilmarnock and may be given the first 45 minutes this evening due to his superior fitness, but you just can’t keep Morelos out of the headlines.
These are the nights that the South American lives for, and when Ibrox starts rocking, he will simply click into another gear and become a nightmare to deal with.
Rangers did not cause anywhere near enough problems for the USG defence over in Belgium, so if they come across as complacent because of that, they will get punished.
Everything is on the line with this one, and winning would send us two games away from the promised land of the Champions League group stages and the finances that come with that.
Morelos may be the key to victory, but let’s hope that the job is all-but-done before he is even needed.
In other Rangers news, Ross Wilson now has names lined up just in case Alfredo Morelos seals his exit this summer