Kevin Muscat Rangers bias should be binned as Ange 'disciple' is NOT what fans remember

Mark Bosnich has backed Kevin Muscat to bring success to Rangers if he gets the chance with fans told to check their preconceptions over a "disciple" of Ange Postecoglou.

Former Rangers defender Muscat is the bookies' favourite to replace Michael Beale, who was sacked after a dismal home defeat to Aberdeen. Aussie Muscat is currently in charge of Yokohama F Marinos, and has been touted to make the same journey to Glasgow as Postecoglou did. The Hoops boss implemented a complete style change at Parkhead and saw the trophies pile up as a result.

Muscat was uncompromising as a defender and often on the wrong end of red cards during a career that saw him turn out for Wolves, Crystal Palace, Millwall and Melbourne Victory as well as the Light Blues. But former Socceroos teammate Bosnich insists Muscat's teams don't mirror his playing style in any way shape or form, and believes the Postecoglou principles would work on the other side of the city.

"Kevin is a disciple of Ange Postecoglou from a coaching perspective," he told Sky Sports News. "For those who remember him as a player, and I say this with the best intentions, the way he manages his football teams is completely opposite to the way he played as a player.

"Going off the back of the way Ange has done that before at Yokohama F Marinos and here with Melbourne Victory and he’s had really good success.

"He’s obviously played for Rangers before but he likes to play that style of football, that entertaining style of football but it also brings results. He’s probably a wee bit more harder at edge than Ange in terms of directness but he would be a great asset for Rangers because of that fact and what I’ve seen him do and the fact he’s a disciple of Ange.

"We’ve had that before