Michael Beale has been tipped to make a Rangers comeback in the coming years as their manager.
The former Liverpool coach has impressed in the early days of his reign as manager at English Championship club QPR, following an apprenticeship as Ibrox number two to Steven Gerrard. He was notably credited as the brains behind the operation which earned the Liverpool legend a crack at Premier League management with Aston Villa, with Beale's story at Rangers predicted to be awaiting another chapter.
Ex-Light Blues forward Kenny Miller, speaking on Open Goal, believes Beale will come back to Ibrox one day to manage his former club, but the timing has to be right. The QPR boss' credentials were discussed and Miller was asked if he could be the successor to Giovanni van Bronckhorst at Rangers. He said overall of Beale: "I think he will be a good manager.
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"For me, seeing him from afar, listening to him speak, he talks great and he's a really good coach. He knows what he's doing.
"He's made a great start at QPR. I think he'll manage Rangers one day. It t depends on the timing. If it happened soon, that might be too soon for him."
Beale has had various experiences in football, including work in the youth system at Liverpool and a stint in Brazil on top of being number two at Rangers and Aston Villa.
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