Erling Haaland will write Rangers script whether he plays or not as Dortmund clash hinges on one key outcome

Borussia Dortmund are sweating on their leading man but Christian Nerlinger reckons there could be a helpful plot twist for Rangers if the Germans are forced to abandon their one-man production.

Nerlinger - who starred for both Gers and Dortmund - reckons Marco Rose’s side are over reliant on their Norwegian superstar.

With their all-action hero, they’re capable of gunning down any team in Europe.

But when he’s not available, they go from box-office to bog standard - as they proved when they were spanked 5-2 by Bayer Leverkusen earlier this month.

And if the 21-year-old can’t shake off the muscle issue that’s kept him out of action for three weeks, then ex-Ibrox ace Nerlinger reckons Giovanni van Bronkhorst’s team could cook up a thriller to remember in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Former Germany international Nerlinger told Record Sport : “Dortmund are a very strong side normally but it’s been interesting to see both them and Bayern suffer some matches where you think, ‘What’s going on?’ since they cut the numbers back in the stadiums due to Covid.

“Bayern lost in the DFB Cup 5-0 to Gladbach and again last week to Bochum.

“Dortmund went out of the Champions League in a group they should