Alex McLeish has refused to rule out a return to Rangers, but has insisted that no contact has been made as yet.

The Scottish Premiership club are looking for a new leader following the sudden departure of manager Mark Warburton.

Rangers released a statement last Friday announcing that Warburton had resigned, but the man himself denied that he had walked away.

The confusion surrounding his exit continues, but now attention turns to who could replace the 54-year-old, who took charge of Rangers in 2015.

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According to The Express, McLeish, who won the treble as Rangers boss in 2003 during a four-and-a-half-year spell, is the favourite for the job.

The former Aston Villa boss has been asked about the position and was quick to insist that his presence at Rangers' Scottish Cup match against Morton on Sunday had nothing to do with the managerial vacancy. He told Sky Sports:

"You never know, this is purely coincidence me being here today. Obviously there’s a lot of speculation. At the moment there’s nothing I can update you on.

"I’m a Rangers man so you obviously have to keep that in consideration. When you get asked to join a club like Rangers it’s obviously a hard offer to turn down."

Rangers currently sit third in the league table, level on points with second-placed Aberdeen, but a whopping 27 behind leaders Celtic.

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