Former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson has detailed his "excitement" at what the future holds for Michael Beale's tenure at the club after watching the recently released training video.

The ex-Scotland international was impressed with the footage, particularly with how intense the players looked.

Beale was recently announced as the 18th manager in the Ibrox side's history and Ferguson hopes the Englishman will be able to replicate some of the football the Light Blues played under Steven Gerrard.

Writing in the Daily Record, he said: "I have to admit, it’s making me excited to see what his plans for Rangers look like in the flesh.

"On day one, shortly after completing his deal to become manager, he talked about ‘taking the hand break off’ and I think I speak for a lot of supporters in saying that was music to the ear.

"To me, that means he wants his side to get right back onto the front foot.

"I’ve seen clips from the first few days of training and it certainly all seems geared towards an aggressive, high intensity approach.

"The full-backs are going to be bombing forward, there’s going to be loads of interchanging in midfield and bodies in the box.

"And that’s what Rangers fans want to see. I expect it to be similar to the style of play under Steven Gerrard which was so enjoyable to watch.

"Open, free flowing, attack minded football within a clearly defined structure.

"And as much as I hate to admit it, in the last few months under Giovanni van Bronckhorst, it became a struggle to see what the team was actually setting out to achieve."

Meanwhile, Ibrox midfielder John Lundstram is adamant that it's "not impossible" for the Light Blues to catch Celtic in this season's title race.

However, he does concede that he and his teammates are under no illusions of how difficult that will be.

The ex-Sheffiled United ace spoke to RangersTV to give his reaction to Michael Beale's appointment at Ibrox.

We just need to take on board all the gaffers' new ideas and try to integrate the new style and new ideas.

"It is all geared towards that and obviously getting our legs going again. The league is the main focus and we really need to try and close the gap, that is the main aim."

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