Rangers boss McLeish seeks Strachan's help over Artmedia

Rangers manager Alex McLeish says he has sought advice from his Old Firm rival, Celtic boss Gordon Strachan, about today's Champions League opponents Artmedia Bratislava.

Strachan has first-hand experience of the Slovakian side after they ousted Celtic in humiliating fashion from the Champions League early stages.

"We have already spoken about it in the passing weeks," McLeish, a former team-mate of Strachan at Aberdeen in the 1980s, told a news conference yesterday.

"And I now have plenty of information on Artmedia and I know as much as probably Gordon does, maybe even a little bit more with the fact they have had all this experience and in these games they have grown in stature."

Artmedia trounced Celtic 5-0 in the first leg of the second-round qualifier before the Scottish team came back with a 4-0 victory.

Rangers are equal second in Group H with Artmedia, with three points each from two games. Inter top the group with six points.

The Scottish champions have made a poor start domestically, while racking up some solid results from their European games.

Rangers have not qualified beyond the Champions League group stages in seven seasons, but are confident after a 3-2 home win over former champions Porto before a 1-0 loss at Inter.

Croatian striker Dado Prso said the SPL was the priority, however.

"For me it is a priority to win the SPL now, the bonus is the Champions League."