Philippe Clement joins the Klopp and Ange club as Rangers boss' aura has Gordon Strachan on alert

Philippe Clement has an aura like Ange Postecoglou and Jurgen Klopp.

That's the verdict of former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan, who used to manage the Rangers boss during his time as a player for Coventry. The Belgian has had an incredible start to life in the dugout after replacing Michael Beale and he can draw level at the top with Brendan Rodgers' men tonight - and even claim TOP spot depending on the scoreline.

It's been quite the turnaround for the Ibrox side who have already bagged the League Cup in the trophy cabinet this season and have eyes on league glory and a Scottish Cup triumph. They are also in the Europa League last 16 with an exciting finale to the season heading for Govan. Strachan has been impressed by Clement and reckons he has very similar traits as Tottenham and Liverpool duo Postecoglou and Klopp.

Speaking to Lord Ping, he said: "He’s been an impressive figure in management. People are drawn to him in a similar way people are drawn to people like Klopp and Ange. He has a presence, and that helps players buy into your ideas.

"He says all the rights things. In interviews it doesn’t look like he wants to be bullied and he stands up for himself when he needs to do, which is good. I think players like to see their managers giving as good as they got in the media. I like that about him too. He’ll tell you how his team played, you don’t tell him."

He continued: "I haven’t been in contact with Philippe for a long time, with my history at Celtic, I can’t. I was close to him when he played under me at Coventry – I even babysat his kids one evening. His determination as a player to overcome adversity was phenomenal. He had a nasty injury when he was playing for me at Coventry.

"If you look at his