Ianis Hagi asked to be Rangers role-model for one team-mate as student tendencies spelled out
While there was a mischievous hint of barbed compliment in the legendary Rangers manager’s wry observation, his admiration for Mikhailichenko’s technical attributes was never in question.
The Ibrox club’s latest eastern European import, Ianis Hagi, can occasionally attract similar perceptions of possessing a languid manner ill-suited to the frenetic demands of Scottish football.
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Hide AdBut the Romanian international playmaker continually proves why he is so highly valued by Rangers manager Steven Gerrard, doing so again on Wednesday night when his entrance as a half-time sub immediately set his team’s performance alight in the Premier Sports Cup win over Livingston at Ibrox.