Ex-Celtic man delivers Rangers warning as Ferencvaros warm up for Europa League clash with 26-minute demolition

Managed by former Celtic star Robbie Keane, the Irish boss would have been delighted by what he saw from his table-topping side as they extended their lead at the top of the Hungarian top flight with a dominant display on Sunday, running out comfortable 3-0 winners at the Groupama Arena.

Midfielder Barnabas Nagy opened the scoring after just 11 minutes when he smashed home Cebrail Makreckis’ cross from close range, before a penalty from Bence Otvos (21) and Bamidele Yusuf’s excellent individual strike (26) effectively ended the contest early, and sealed a comfortable win for the home side, who have won eight of their last 11 games in all competitions.

Two points clear of title rivals ETO Gyor, Keane’s team will now switch their attention back to the Europa League, where they will hope to extend their unbeaten run in the competition to six games against Rangers, who are still searching for their first win and sit in 33rd place in the League Phase table.

Set to be without regular number one goalkeeper Denes Dibusz for the clash in Budapest, head coach Keane confirmed he will miss the game against Rangers, saying: “Dini's [Dibusz] finger is injured. He might have to miss a few weeks. David Grof (backup goalkeeper) is a great substitute. He didn't concede a goal in his last two games; he is confident and well-defended, and he is in great shape.

“We played football with good energy,” he added following the win over Kisvarda. “I'm glad we won confidently. It also makes me happy that Csongor Lakatos was able to make his debut, and Adam Madarasz also got a good half-hour chance to prove himself, they can be good examples for the young players.

“We are our own biggest enemy, so we only focus on ourselves. I never look at the table, we always focus on ourselves, we don't care about what the opponent is playing. Ever since I became a coach, I've always kept this in mind. I've been the head coach of Ferencvaros for almost a year, I'm surrounded by great people, and I'm very happy about that. Let it stay that way for a long time.

“The team played well; I changed a few tactical elements, and they worked excellently. It doesn't matter how I evaluate my work, what matters is how the fans and people evaluate it. Thank you to the fans who came out for their support.”

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