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Stuttgart star Hleb surprised by Rangers’ poor quality and lack of aggression

Aleksandr Hleb, the Stuttgart midfielder, yesterday delivered a stark appraisal of Rangers’ qualities and an unfavourable comparison to the side he faced at Ibrox six years ago.

Hleb was a player of drifting menace as the Germans delivered Rangers’ third home defeat in this season’s Champions League, his sharply adept cross creating the opening goal for Sebastian Rudy. His assessment afterwards was similarly unsparing.