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Gabriel McKay

Chris Sutton hopes Rangers reach Europa League quarters as Celtic legend gets cheeky coefficient reminder from Ally McCoist

Celtic icon Chris Sutton admits he hopes Rangers will progress in Europe - so it will benefit his old side.

The Premiership champions took a 3-0 win in the first leg of their Europa League last 16 tie against Red Star, leaving them with one foot in the quarter-final.

It comes after Celtic were eliminated from the competition at the group stage, and Ange Postecoglou's side have also been knocked out of the Champions League and Conference League.

But in a strange role reversal Sutton was confident about Rangers' chances, while Ibrox legend Ally McCoist didn't want to get too far ahead of himself ahead of the second leg at the Marakana.

Here's the full exchange on BT Sport's Scottish Football Extra.

Red Star Belgrade (CRAIG HALKETT)

McCoist: "I'll tell you now, having a think about it, I think it's the most intimidating place I've ever played football, in that stadium in Belgrade.

"We got a going over there."

Sutton: "More intimidating than Celtic Park?"

McCoist: "Oh yeah. I didn't find Celtic Park intimidating to be honest with you, Chris. I used to love going there. Intimidating? Celtic Park?

"But I will accept that Red Star Belgrade is intimidating! We got a going over there when they had a great team. They had (Robert) Prosinecki, Darko Pancev."

Sutton: "I thought you might have done..."

McCoist: "We got beat 3-0 over there. That was the year they won it. That was another year we got put out by the winners, there were a few years we got put out by the winners.

"Then we went back there with Walter (Smith)'s great team that got to the final in 2008, we had a great result over there. So it's a place I know well.

"Watching the game last night you're absolutely delighted and thrilled with the result but you're thinking to yourself: 'tie ain't over yet'. And it's not.

Sutton: "Come on!"

McCoist: "Nope."

Sutton: "I think Rangers will go through."

McCoist: "Do you really? Did you say 'I HOPE Rangers will go through?'

Sutton: "Listen, for the coefficient I hope Rangers go through."

McCoist: "We're carrying that coefficient. We're carrying that coefficient north, that's what we're doing! The coefficient?!"

Sutton: "I'll tell you what: carry on carrying the coefficient north, just open the door for Celtic and they'll just come in and take it off you!"

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