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Michael Beale has a Rangers sit down with Alex McLeish as legendary boss offers one simple tip to rein in Celtic

Alex McLeish’s first task when he was handed the Ibrox reins was to find a way to combat a Celtic team that had the physical edge over Rangers.

And the former Gers gaffer reckons Michael Beale will have to do the same if he’s to rebalance the Old Firm power struggle. McLeish has been impressed with the dynamic squad of swashbucklers Ange Postecoglou has developed since taking over at Parkhead. They don’t share much in terms of style to the hulking Hoops side bossed by Martin O’Neill that he was tasked with halting when he took over from Dick Advocaat in December 2001.

But the one thing they do have in common is their dominant position over the Ibrox club. Beale hopes five new recruits this summer can help him close the gap on their energetic rivals - but Big Eck believes the Londoner should be taking a leaf out of his opposite number’s recruitment play book if he wants to put Gers back on top. Asked how many new faces Rangers will need ahead of the new campaign, the former Scotland boss said: “It’s hard for me to judge.

“Celtic have a physical, athletic side and that’s brought them some domination in the last few years. Maybe we need to look and see about bringing that kind of formula into our club. Sometimes with players it’s confidence and I think Michael is working really hard on that.

“The league is going to be very difficult at this stage of the season, given the points deficit. It kind of reminded me of my own time at the club. When I first took over the league was pretty much gone. We had a couple of cups to win and we managed to do that.

“For this group of players there is a huge game ahead in the Scottish Cup. The team would need to claw back the deficit in the league and that means Celtic dropping a helluva lot

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