Ibrox outfit Glasgow Rangers are behind Aberdeen and Celtic in the Scottish Premiership table at the moment.
Alex McLeish has suggested to The Daily Mail that Rangers will not finish second in the Scottish Premiership this season.
Rangers are third in the league table at the moment with 47 points from 28 matches.
The Gers are eight points behind second-placed Aberdeen, and as many as 33 points behind leaders and Old Firm rivals Celtic.
Former Rangers manager McLeish has backed Aberdeen to finish second ahead of the Ibrox outfit.
“The title’s extremely hard for the chasing pack to catch Celtic for the foreseeable future,” McLeish told The Daily Mail.
“Rangers would do everything in their power to usurp them at the top. They’re obviously not going to do it this season but maybe next season. Aberdeen, I feel, are the best equipped at the moment to finish second.”
Rangers are not going to catch Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership this season – all fans will agree with that.
However, the Gers can still finish above Aberdeen in second place, and McLeish’s prediction may not go down well among the Ibrox faithful.
Although Aberdeen have a good squad and are eight points clear of Rangers, they can still be caught by the Gers.
Aberdeen will take on Heart of Midlothian at home in the Scottish Premiership this weekend, while Rangers will face Hamilton Academical at Ibrox and Celtic will lock horns with Dundee away from home.
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