Geraerts and defender Christian Burgess spoke to the media ahead of tomorrow's meeting with Rangers.

How will you approach tomorrow’s game?

KG: I think I always give the same message to my group. We want to play football, we want to play forward. We don’t have the team to defend. Of course, there will be big pressure from Rangers and from everyone but when we have the ball we have to play football because if we don’t do that, it will be very hard for us. It’s a new experience for everyone in this team. It will be strange. It will be something to discover and when you discover things it can be magic. If you have good mental strength and good physical ability, if you are ready to play this game in your mind tomorrow is a big moment to take pleasure on the field in this magical, legendary stadium with this public. We need to take positive energy from that instead of choking.

Do you think your side were disrespectful after last week’s win?

KG: I think after the win we were happy. When my players win in training or in games they are happy that they have won. This is our culture. It’s not disrespect for the opponent. Not at all. We were happy for us and the efforts we made and we celebrated together but the respect we have for Rangers is very, very big, I can tell you this.

Do you think the game will be different with Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos available?

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KG: You mention some big and important players for Rangers. Kent was one of the key players last season with his skill and speed he can play on the left and right. He’s an important player and it’s good for Rangers that he is back. We will prepare something if he is playing but we will also play with our qualities and strengths. We will give some tactical advice about Rangers. I like how Giovanni van Bronckhorst plays, Rangers are a nice football team with a lot of movement. It’s a nice team to see playing but most important I’m here to coach Union and I want a good performance tomorrow.

Will you aim to counterattack tomorrow?

KG: I think the counterattack is a big part of football. Every coach wants his team to play the counterattack when they can. But when we can play football from behind I’m sure we will do that as well. We want to keep the ball and play but sometimes you are pushed to play in the transition. I’m sure when Rangers have the chance to play on the counterattack they will do that as well. It’s normal.

What did you make of John Lundstram’s comments today regarding last week’s celebrations?

CB: That is just Belgian culture. In my first game for Union we celebrated in the second division when we won 2-0 and it was like we had won the league already. It was a shock for me. But it’s just Belgian football culture. Everyone does it. We were excited to draw Rangers and now we’re here we are looking forward to it. Of course, the crowd can have an impact but it’s the same squad of players against the same squad of players. As long as we keep disciplined and play our way of football hopefully it’s something we can take pleasure from and it can be an exciting experience. I wouldn’t say we were overconfident. We understand the game will be played with a lot of energy and they have something to prove and there’s a massive carrot at the end of the stick. But we believe in ourselves and hopefully, we go out and show the best of ourselves.