MONSTER SYNC

Music lover Thelo wants to emulate his superstar pal Erling and make sure boss Russell gets tune out of him

- BY SCOTT MCDERMOTT

A MONSTER mentality. That's how Thelo Aasgaard describes his pal - and Norwegian superstar-Erling Haaland.

And if the Rangers new boy can bring some of it back to his club, it might just ignite his Ibrox career.

After all, if there's one thing you need to succeed at the Old Firm, it's an elite mindset.

Aasgaard had a better international break than most last week. He got a third cap for his adopted country and - more importantly - hit FOUR goals for Stale Solbakken's side against Moldova in their World Cup qualifier.

The 23-year-old came off the bench in an incredible 11-1 victory and made a stunning impact.

Manchester City striker Haaland - who grabbed five in the rout - gave Aasgaard a helping hand with two assists, as well as handing him a penalty to claim his hat-trick.

The Gers ace was grateful for the gesture and says he's learning all the time from the likes of Haaland and Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard.

Now, the former Wigan and Luton player wants to translate that into performances for Rangers.

An injury-curtailed Aasgaard's start at Ibrox but he's now in Russell Martin's starting lineup and played his part in their Old Firm draw with Celtic a fortnight ago.

After making a good impression at international level, he's convinced that he's about to catch fire for Gers.

And Aasgaard says he can't fail to improve playing alongside scarily good talents like Haaland.

As he prepared to face Hearts in the Scottish Premiership today, he said: “First of all, Erling is a brilliant character off the pitch.