Rangers legend Brian Laudrup firmly believes that his former club can go “all the way” in the Europa League with the quality that manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst has in his squad.

Laudrup has singled out three stars, Ryan Kent, Alfredo Morelos and Allan McGregor, as being crucial to the Scottish Champions’ chances of making it to the final in Seville:

“They have a high-quality squad and it’s clear that key players have found themselves again under Van Bronckhorst’s stewardship. I’m thinking, in particular, about Alfredo Morelos, who is back to his best, and about Ryan Kent, who has been outstanding in recent weeks after coming back from injury. When Kent gets the ball, things happen for Rangers.”

“Then there’s Allan McGregor, who made perhaps the most important save of the season from Katai’s penalty last Thursday night. McGregor has been under incredible pressure lately. When you’re 40 and you make a mistake, people say you are too old. But the Rangers goalkeeper has shown that, if you can jump like that and make a save like that at 40, you are certainly capable of playing another year.”

“Right now, the bottom line is that Rangers have all their prolific players performing to the very best of their ability. Yes, there are big teams still left in the competition. But if Rangers can get those big players to keep playing to the best of their ability at this stage of the season, and the team can play like they did against Borussia Dortmund and in that first leg against Red Star, then they have the quality to go all the way.”

It’s probably best that the Gers take it one step at a time! The first hurdle to overcome is to make sure they are in the hat for the quarter-finals, and they have an excellent chance of doing just that with their 3-0 first-leg lead over Red Star Belgrade. Playing in Serbia is still a big challenge, though, so fans should not consider it a foregone conclusion.

In terms of getting to the final, there are teams such as Barcelona, Atalanta, Lyon, Leipzig and West Ham still in the draw so there are some big fish to beat if Laudrup’s prediction is to come true.