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Ross Pilcher

Michael Beale urges Rangers transfer patience as he relishes Celtic chase reset and targets Champions League redemption

Michael Beale is relishing the prospect of a Rangers Premiership reset and has vowed to restore some pride in Europe after their Champions League disaster.

The Ibrox boss will embark on his first full season in the top job and mission No. 1 is taking the title off Celtic. At best, the Light Blues can finish four points behind their rivals ahead of the final weekend of fixtures. That gap wouldn't tell the whole story however, with the Hoops having been on course for a second successive crown long before the final few weeks of the campaign.

The Gers suffered the embarrassment of becoming the worst ever team to take part in the Champions League group stage. Under Gio van Bronckhorst, they failed to pick up a point against either Serie A champions Napoli, Liverpool or Ajax, finishing rock bottom of Group A with a goal difference on -20. That's a wrong Beale wants to try and put right, starting by successful negotiating the qualifying rounds and returning to the lucrative group stage.

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