Gordan Petric in Rangers warning as he points to Red Star giant killing that should have them on guard

Gordan Petric has more reason than most to want a Rangers win against Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League.

The Serbian spent three years at Ibrox, playing part in the historic nine-in-a-row achievement, after signing from Dundee United.

And when you throw in the fact he moved to Scotland from Red Star’s fierce rivals Partizan then it’s easy to see why he wants the Scottish Premiership champions to progress.

Petric was even a team-mate of current Light Blues boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst just to add to his desire to see a Rangers win.

The 52-year-old spoke to Record Sport Online from Belgrade where Rangers will travel for the decisive second leg of the last 16 tie next Thursday.

But first up is a meeting in Glasgow this week and Petric gave us the lowdown on the Serbians, who warmed up for the game with a 5-0 rout of bottom side Novo Pazar.

Speaking on the latest edition of the Record Rangers podcast, Petric - who won four major honours at Ibrox - picked out Red Star’s key men, reflected on their famous 1991 European Cup success as he previewed the tie.

And he highlighted their 2-0 home win over Liverpool in the season Jurgen Klopp's men went on to lift the Champions League as the ultimate warning.

I was happy with the draw because it means Rangers will come to my city to play Red Star, even if I am an ex player and fan of Partizan.

It will be a very interesting game because both teams have a chance to go through and it’s probably 50-50 for both teams.

It was an easy game for them on Sunday but they played Partizan, who are doing really well this season, last week and won 2-0.

That’s the interesting game for Giovanni van Bronckhorst to see the danger for Rangers on Thursday and next week.

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