Rangers legend claims in-form player would start over Man Utd counterpart

John Brown, a legendary player for Rangers, feels that Jack Butland should have been Manchester United’s first choice goalkeeper.

At the close of the previous season, the nine-time England international spent a brief six months on loan at Old Trafford. The 30-year-

old never made a first team appearance in that period, sitting on the Red Devils bench on 20 times,

including the FA Cup final loss.Butland, who had a rough spell of playmaking at Crystal Palace,

has been a revelation for Rangers since joining Glasgow in the summer. With 20 clean sheets in 40 games and 30 goals allowed, he has

already experienced Scottish League Cup victory and has been a vital part of the team’s recent comeback under Philippe Clement.

“He’s playing in Europe, going for trophies, he’s got a trophy in the bag, he probably has another 10 years at the top because of the

years he’s missed.”

Butland’s last significant tournament for England was the Premier League relegation of Stoke City in 2018. Now, with Nick Pope

struggling with injury at Newcastle and Aaron Ramsdale struggling to get playing time at Arsenal,

Butland is hoping to force his way back into Gareth Southgate’s thoughts ahead of Euro 2024.Butland, who had a rough spell of

playmaking at Crystal Palace, has been a revelation for Rangers since joining Glasgow in the summer.

With 20 clean sheets in 40 games and 30 goals allowed, he has already experienced Scottish League Cup victory and has been a vital

part of the team’s recent comeback under Philippe Clement. Such form has catapulted him back onto the England radar, according to

Three Lions goalkeeping coach Martyn Magertson while Brown feels that the Red Devils made a mistake spending £50m on Andre

Onana instead of trusting Butland. The eight-time title winner told Manchester Evening News: “I was always a fan of Butland. I was

surprised he never got more minutes down south. When I look at the Premier League there are a lot of goalkeepers down there that I’d

say Jack Butland is better than.

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