Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has been told by ex-Ibrox boss Alex McLeish that getting the chance to move from lifting one trophy to the next is “exhilarating” as the Gers look to take a step closer to a domestic double this evening.
The Gers host St. Johnstone in the quarter-final of the Scottish Cup with both sides having a trophy win unde their belt this season, with McLeish warning Gerrard that the expectation to deliver silverware “never stops” at Ibrox.
With Gerrard having experience it during his time as a player at Liverpool, the Rangers boss could pick up two trophies in the space of a week; the Scottish Cup final coming a week after the Gers are presented with the Premiership trophy.
“There’s an expectancy at certain clubs to win trophies and that will never stop at Rangers or Celtic,” McLeish said as quoted by the Daily Record.
“As soon as you win one, it’s a case of moving on to the next.
“Rangers are a high-pressure club. So, to be able to do that, to lift those trophies, is exhilarating.
“Doing it as a player was the greatest achievement of my life because becoming a professional player was my number one goal.
“To then get success in management was wonderful because you’re doing it for a different reason – it’s for the people, the supporters.
“Gerrard comes from Liverpool where there’s that expectation to win trophies. That expectation will always be there at Rangers or Celtic while they’re dominating the game in Scotland.”
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