Ruud van Nistelrooy sticks Rangers boot in after Ajax drubbing as he wonders 'how did they get here?'

PSV Eindhoven boss Ruud van Nistelrooy admits he was left with major regrets after watch their fierce rivals Ajax run riot against Rangers.

Antonio Colak's goal in the playoff second leg was enough to secure Champions League group stage football for Rangers, with the former Manchester United star forced into the Europa League. Van Nisterlrooy admits he was filled with regrets after watching the Ibrox side being thumped 4-0 at the Johan Cruyff Arena - and confessed he was left unable to grasp how PSV didn't see off Gio van Bronckhorst's men.

PSV opened their own European group stage campaign against Bodo/Glimt in the second tier competition, but Van Nistelrooy offered a brutal verdict on the showing from Gio van Bronckhorst's men to kick off Group A. When asked if he had been left frustrated when watching the Ajax game by ESPN, he said: Yes, on the one hand it is.

"When you see Rangers play like this, you think: God damn it, how did they get here? On the other hand, we also beat Ajax in the Johan Cruyff Arena. Then you see that football is funny. It can be weird, you know this can happen."

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