Kris Boyd has claimed that there is ‘no doubt’ that Glasgow Rangers and Liverpool are ‘on par’ in terms of the size of both Scottish and English clubs.
The former Rangers striker shared how there is a clear difference, in terms of finances and money, highlighting how Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah probably has wages that cost more than Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s starting XI.
Liverpool recorded a 2-0 win over Glasgow Rangers in the Champions League on Tuesday night, with Salah scoring from the penalty spot in the second-half, after Trent Alexander-Arnold opened the scoring with a wicked free-kick.
To no-one’s surprise, it was a pretty comfortable evening for Jurgen Klopp’s men, despite their poor form, and they will be backing themselves to secure all three points again during the reverse fixture against Rangers at Ibrox next week.
Rangers are yet to earn a point in this season’s Champions League, with Italian giants Napoli continuing their outstanding start to their Serie A campaign by topping Group A after three matches, followed by Liverpool on six points, then Ajax on three.
Nonetheless, whilst there is a clear gulf between the Scottish and English duo out on the pitch, Boyd thinks that’s where it stops, as he told Soccer Special on Sky Sports News.
“I know people will speak about the size of the clubs, and things like that,” said Boyd. “Rangers and Celtic are huge clubs, there are no doubts about it.
“But when you take into consideration, in terms of the money, I would imagine Mo Salah’s wages would be more than the whole of the starting XI for Rangers. That’s where it’s at.
“In terms of infrastructure, the club and size, then there’s no doubt that Rangers are on a par. But when you look at the wages, it’s almost impossible to compete.”
CAN RANGERS CAUSE AN UPSET?
If Rangers are to cause an upset in the Champions League, earn those first points or that first win, then it’s going to be in front of their own crowd.
The duo go at it again next Wednesday and the Gers will know another defeat won’t just end their already-slimming hopes of qualifying, but probably result in them finishing bottom of the group.
Forget about Liverpool, given the pool Rangers have just jumped into, it’s very difficult for them to compete with some of Europe’s finest, so if they can still salvage that third spot and Europa League football, then it will still be worth it.
But it has to start with getting at a previously-fragile Liverpool backline because, towards the end of Tuesday night’s game, the Scottish Premiership side did show some promise.
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