Steven Davis can be crucial for Philippe Clement at Rangers, says Alex McLeish
Steven Davis speaks with Cyriel Dessers during Rangers' victory over St Mirren
Steven Davis has vast knowledge and experience of Rangers
Former Rangers boss Alex McLeish has always been a huge fan of Steven Davis
Former Rangers manager Alex McLeish hopes Northern Ireland legend Steven Davis is not shown the exit door by new boss Philippe Clement.
The Cullybackey man’s future at the Glasgow giants remains uncertain as he continues his recovery from a devastating ACL injury sustained in December 2022.
New Gers chief Clement has met with the Northern Ireland captain as he begins his task of implementing a winning culture at Rangers.
The 49-year-old became the 19th permanent manager of the Govan club following the departure of Michael Beale at the start of the month.
After playing at Genk and Club Brugge, Clement won the Belgian Pro League as a manager with both teams but he inherits a Light Blues side who are currently seven points behind cinch Premiership leaders and defending champions Celtic.
Davis became interim manager, overseeing a disappointing 2-1 Europa League group stage loss to Aris Limassol alongside Alex Rae and Steven Smith.
His brief spell in charge ended with a 3-0 Premiership win over Stephen Robinson’s St Mirren.
As the Belgian assembles his new-look coaching team, former Scotland manager McLeish says Davis’ knowledge and experience should not be discarded.
“Steven’s a player I’ve always admired,” said McLeish, who steered the Gers to Premiership titles in 2003 and 2005.
“During my Birmingham days, Steven played for Fulham and I thought, ‘This guy is unbelievable’ when we played a home game against them. He was always there to receive the ball and make the right pass and I just couldn’t take my eyes off
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