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Rangers and Man Utd go head-to-head later this season.
A possible Rangers tie-in with Manchester United has been mooted after a key Ibrox arrival.
Patrick Stewart will walk into Ibrox officially next week as the club’s CEO. He will take office after a blockbuster week for the club, with Rangers hosting Tottenham in the Europa League and facing Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup final at Hampden.
Stewart arrives in Govan after 18 years across various roles at Man Utd, who the Light Blues will also face in Europe this season. Barry Ferguson has pondered whether Rangers could be set for partnership with the Red Devils off the back of director Alastair Johnston talking about the possibility of a multi-club partnership at the club AGM last week.
Former captain Ferguson wonders if Stewart can use his Man Utd contacts to get into line and benefit from the INEOS-backed stable that also includes another Europa League foe, Ligue 1’s Nice. The Rangers legend told the Daily Record: “On the banks of the Clyde, it ended up being quite a dull affair.
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“What I did find interesting were Alistair Johnston’s remarks about the potential to become part of a network of clubs — and the hint it could involve joining the same stable as Nice and Manchester United.
“With Patrick Stewart about to sign on as CEO after 18 years at Old Trafford it does make you wonder if there’s something being discussed. Why wouldn’t you want to get involved in something like that?
“If Stewart can open that door for in his first few days in the job then, who knows, maybe things might be about to take a turn for the better.”
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