Graeme Souness applauds Rangers as he insists Europa League run is karma for those 'delighted' by their demise

Graeme Souness says it's "sad" that not all of Scottish football will be cheering on Rangers come Wednesday night.

Gio van Bronckhorst's team travel to Seville for the Europa League final and it couldn't be further from where they were a decade ago.

Their semi-final victory over RB Leipzig came ten years to the day that they beat East Stirlingshire in the old Third Division under Ally McCoist.

Their rise back to the top since then has been remarkable and it will be a proud day for everyone associated with the club when they take on Eintracht Frankfurt looking for their second ever European trophy.

Souness reckons there are those within the Scottish game who "delighted" in seeing Rangers struggle at the bottom of the Scottish game after their demotion in 2012

And he reckons the same detractors will be praying they don't get a result on Wednesday night.

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"The vast majority of people who have been involved at Rangers in the past ten years deserve enormous credit,” he told the Sunday Times.

“Reaching the final has not only put Rangers back on the map, the credibility it has given Scottish football cannot be underestimated.

"It is ten years since Rangers' administration and liquidation. The