Craig Moore names the manager Rangers must hire ‘over Steven Gerrard and Rafa Benitez’

And, in particular, at Manchester United.

Following a flying start to the Ole Gunnar Solksjaer era back in 2019/20 – Rio Ferdinand’s infamous ‘let him sign the contract’ rant after that comeback triumph over Paris Saint-Germain sticking in the mind – Man United handed the Norwegian a permanent deal following his initial interim spell.

Results unravelled pretty quickly, even if Solskjaer did go a lot closer to achieving Premier League success than his predecessor.

Speaking of that predecessor, Sir Jim Ratcliffe would reveal last week that it was partly down to fan sentiment why Erik ten Hag was kept on after the FA Cup final triumph. Following a disastrous start to the current campaign, Ten Hag was sacked soon after, to much expense.

So, while it feels churlish to say given the success of last week, Barry Ferguson has a long way to go yet before the returning Rangers legend is scribbling his name onto a piece of paper and shaking hands with Paraag Marathe.

Yet, in a preview of the debates yet to come, Andy Halliday and Craig Moore appear to be at the very different ends of the spectrum.

Halliday is urging Rangers to take their time and see how Ferguson gets on against the sort of ‘lesser opposition’ the club have so frequently tripped up against while saving their stand-out performances for big European teams or their Old Firm neighbours

Craig Moore, however, has seen enough from those displays against Fenerbahce and Celtic to pin his colours on the Ferguson mast.

“I would take Barry Ferguson over a Steven Gerrard or Rafael Benitez any day!” the former Rangers captain tells Go Radio.

Rangers News reported earlier this month that some amongst the