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Rangers ace Ryan Kent played like Franck Ribery and Bundesliga and EPL clubs will be chasing him says ex-Bayern star

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RANGERS ace Ryan Kent will have Bundesliga and Premier League clubs chasing him following his stunning display against Borussia Dortmund, reckons Owen Hargreaves.

The winger terrorised the Germans’ defence as Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men ran out shock 4-2 winners in their Europa League first leg match in the Westfalenstadion.

Ryan Kent was on fire against DortmundCredit: Reuters

Two-times Champions League winner Hargreaves compared Kent to Bayern Munich and France legend Franck Ribery for his tricky wing play.

And the former Manchester United midfielder felt it was the sort of performance that would have some of Europe’s top clubs queuing up looking to snap up the Gers forward.

Hargreaves told BT Sport: “I thought Kent was absolutely brilliant.

“In a way it almost looked like he was Franck Ribery tearing through Borussia Dortmund the way he was dribbling in the way that he used to do that for Bayern Munich with his control and quality.

“It was exceptional play to set up John Lundstram for Rangers’ third goal.

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“Running at players at pace I think is Kent’s greatest attribute. He shocked everyone there.

“The Dortmund players probably didn’t know much about him before the game.

“But you can guarantee that afterwards in the dressing room every one of them would have been saying ‘who’s that guy?’

“He played so well that I wouldn’t be surprised if teams from the Bundesliga or teams from the Premier League are looking at him.

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“As that is a performance that you have to look at and think, ‘wow, that is a special player when he’s in possession and running at people’.

“And he caused so many issues for Borussia Dortmund tonight.

“At the next goal it’s great pressure from Ryan Kent [to force the turnover] and Zagadou, who probably had the worst performance of his professional career, turns it into his own goal.”

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Meanwhile, van Bronckhorst was elated with his team’s display.

He said: “To come here and score four away goals in Europe I think is a very good achievement. I am more than happy with the result and also the performance.

“I am obviously more than happy for my players but also happy because we represented us really well as a club. 

“We played against a quality side and got a good result and we are on our way to a good game next week at a full Ibrox.”

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