MULLER DELIGHT

Danny tells Naderi he reminds him of Munich legend and wants him to be worth his weight in goals at Gers

- ANDY NEWPORT

COMPARING Ryan Naderi to a World Cup winner might seem like heavy praise for a kid stepping up from Germany's third tier.

But Danny Rohl reckons Rangers’ Thomas Muller-light is the perfect strike partner to help Youssef Chermiti carry the weight of the goalscoring burden at Ibrox.

Chermiti stole the headlines with his match-winning hat-trick in last week's top-of-the-table showdown with Hearts.

But Rohl was delighted to see new boy Naderi chip in with his own hefty contribution.

It was the £4.75million January recruit from Hansa Rostock’s determination to put Michael Steinwender under pressure that forced the Jambos defender into the own goal that drew Gers level after Marc Leonard’ early opener.

And his work rate off the ball was key to making the space for Chermiti to smash home his triumphant treble.

And for Rohl, Naderi's performance gave him flashbacks to one of his old Bayern Munich pals.

The German gaffer said: “Yeah, with Ryan, I said to him after training this week that he’s a little bit like Thomas Muller!

“Sometimes you don't know how, but he’s doing the right things. I think it's great to play with two strikers up front.

“It’s probably not always the shape we'll use but I think it was good with our wingers in good positions as well.

“Ryan is very impressive against the ball, very sharp, has good intensity, he brings a lot of balls in and gives us a good structure.

“And in the box, he’s always in the right moments.

“It gives a little bit more time for the other strikers, I think that's the advantage of having two strikers up front.”