Rangers are in their first season under the management of Steven Gerrard, who recently led the Ibrox side to first position.
Alan Brazil appears to have backed Rangers to sustain their Scottish Premiership title challenge with Celtic.
Rangers recently led the standings in their first season under Steven Gerrard’s management, but have since slipped to second – two points behind Celtic, who have played a game less.
The Ibrox side are level on points with Kilmarnock and one ahead of Hearts, but writing in his column for the Sunday Post, Brazil, the former footballer and self-confessed Bhoys fan, suggested the Glasgow pair could soon pull away.
“As good as Steve (Clarke, the Kilmarnock manager) clearly is, I don’t think Killie will last the pace in terms of challenging for the title,” he wrote.
“At this critical point of the season, when games start coming thick and fast, I just don’t think they’ll have the depth of squad to cope.
“This is when Celtic have come into their own over the last few seasons – when they’ve really put the pedal to the metal.
“I suspect Rangers could do something similar this season. So Killie will find it difficult to hang on.
Rangers and Celtic meet at Ibrox at the end of this month in a game that appears to be growing in importance by the week.
Celtic have won the last seven Premiership titles, although four of those arrived during Rangers’ spell outside of the top division.
It will be the second time that Gerrard has faced his former Liverpool manager, Brendan Rodgers, as a boss.
Can Rangers stop Celtic before the Bhoys get to eight?
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