Xabi Alonso predicts trophy success for Rangers

Ibrox club Glasgow Rangers are top of the Scottish Premiership table after eight games.

Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has said that Rangers will achieve success under their boss Steven Gerrard.

Alonso, who won two Champions League titles in his career including once with Gerrard at Liverpool, has showered praise on the Gers boss.

The Spanish midfielder says that Gerrard is a winner and his attributes as a player set him up on the path for his managerial success.

He firmly believes that under Gerrard, silverware could be right around the corner.

As quoted by The Daily Record, Alonso said: “He was such a humble guy, such a friendly guy, you could rely on him on and off the pitch – and…