SCOTLAND manager Alex McLeish believes newly crowned Ladbrokes Premiership champions Celtic would benefit from facing a stronger Rangers.
Brendan Rodgers’ side swept aside their rivals in emphatic fashion at Parkhead on Sunday with a 5-0 win that secured their seventh successive league title.
And the former Ibrox boss is convinced that the Scottish game would be strengthened by an improved challenge from the Light Blues, who currently trail the league leaders by 13 points.
"Rangers are still in transition, they know they have made some progress,” he told Sky Sports.
“They made a statement last week saying that, well they know what's happening inside.
"In terms of where they should be, we know where that is and for everybody concerned with Rangers it's not good enough.
"Like Jack Ross said, you need good players. Rangers have got some good players but they need more to compete with Celtic.
"It is not a level playing field at the moment. I'm sure that Celtic will improve with a better Rangers team. Also the whole of Scottish football will improve with a better Rangers team.
"You have to respect what they [Rangers] are saying, they feel they're on course in terms of what's going on in the background.
"It is not for me or anybody else to dispute that so let's hope that we see an emerging and much stronger Rangers team for the sake of the Scottish game."
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