Sheepish Mark Hateley has performed a sensational U-turn over Antonio Colak as he labelled Rangers' Champions League hero an "incredible asset".
Ibrox hero Hateley was quick to judge the Rangers' recruit following his summer arrival from PAOK, having failed to make an impact during the Scottish Premiership clash with Livingston and the disappointing 2-0 defeat to Union Saint-Gilloise in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round. He insisted the Croat was "a waste of time" early in his Ibrox career.
Since then Colak has only improved, netting five goals in his last six games, and grabbing the all-important £30million goal that saw off PSV Eindhoven to take Rangers back to the Champions League group stage for the first time in more than a decade. Gio van Bronckhorst showed his faith in the summer arrival after dropping Alfredo Morelos from the squad, and the Dutchman was rewarded with the vital strike.
