As a player with Rangers, his first time round in Glasgow was bliss... so, now back at Ibrox as the manager, can Giovanni van Bronckhorst recapture that loving feeling with his old flame?

A marriage between Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Rangers has delivered mutual benefits once before. Now, almost a quarter of a century on from that first union, there is optimism history may repeat itself.

For Van Bronckhorst the player, moving to Ibrox from Feyenoord in 1998 provided a first taste of a different footballing culture, strengthening him both physically and mentally. It was a crucial propellant in an extraordinary career which encompassed an £8.5million move to Arsenal, Champions League glory with Barcelona and captaining Holland in the 2010 World Cup final.