RYAN JACK reckons Steven Gerrard and Gary McAllister can bring out the best in him and ensure he can consign a nightmare first season at Ibrox to the history books.

The midfielder produced a series of impressive performances in the opening months of the campaign following his move from Aberdeen last summer.

But his progress was brought to a halt when he suffered a serious knee injury in the win over Motherwell in December.

Jack then had to watch on from the stands as Graeme Murty’s side suffered a Hampden humiliation in the Scottish Cup semi-final and were beaten 5-0 at Parkhead on the day Celtic clinched seven-in-a-row.

Now the 26-year-old is eager to put his injury troubles behind him after joining up with the Light Blues squad at their pre-season training base in Spain this week.

Jack told RangersTV: “It’s been a long road, a long recovery, and obviously I had a bad knee injury but it’s part of being a footballer and it’s how you react and having good people around you to get you through it.

“All the rehab and training I’ve done is pretty much for now and being fit for pre-season. My knee is fine now and all that work and recovery is for getting back fit for now.

“It’s exciting times. As soon as the appointment was announced you’re delighted and looking forward to it and straight away I was thinking I can pick their brains and learn.

“It’s two players who have played at the highest level in football so any tips you can get can only improve your game.

“I’m a midfielder and they are massive names in football who enjoyed great careers and we can learn off their knowledge.

“I need to try and put in as much work as I can and hit the ground running and hopefully that will stand me in good stead for when the friendlies and Europa League games come up.”