Glasgow Rangers winger Ryan Kent has had a poor season by all accounts, especially considering his usual high standards.

The 25-year-old has scored just once in 13 matches so far this season while registering a further four assists, but that is a poor return considering his quality.

The lack of competition on the left wing means that Giovanni van Bronckhorst plays him when perhaps a break would be the most logical option.

However, the Dutchman must wish that he could turn back time and bring back a former Ibrox team-mate who would certainly thrive out wide for Rangers under the current regime...

Neil McCann would be excellent under Van Bronckhorst

Dick Advocaat arrived at Rangers in the summer of 1998 and immediately began signing players who would form the cornerstone of the Light Blues' team over the next couple of seasons.

The likes of Arthur Numan, Andrei Kanchelskis and Colin Hendry arrived, but it was a signing that the manager made in December that year which was one of his finest in charge of the Gers.

McCann arrived just before Christmas from Hearts, and in his first few months at Ibrox, he won the Scottish Cup and Premiership title, with a brace against arch-rivals Celtic securing the league crown at the home of their bitter rivals.

The winger went on to win another seven trophies at Rangers, scoring a total of 25 goals in 171 appearances for the Ibrox club.

Another one of his most memorable moments was setting up Peter Lovenkrands to score with a pinpoint cross in the 2002 Scottish Cup final, sparking jubilant scenes at Hampden Park.

His direct approach and crossing ability was an excellent weapon for Advocaat and then Alex McLeish, and while Kent focuses too much on repeatedly trying to beat a player, McCann often drove to the touchline and delivered a successful cross.

Former Rangers coach Tommy Moller Nielson praised McCann as “unbelievable”, and who knows just how good the Gers would be if they now had the 48-year-old in his prime instead of Kent.