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title: "Glasgow Rangers: Barry Ferguson says he has been impressed by Brandon Barker"
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author: "jonathan radcliffe"
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published: "2020-07-24T15:20:56Z"
modified: "2020-07-24T15:20:56Z"
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# Glasgow Rangers: Barry Ferguson says he has been impressed by Brandon Barker

**Glasgow Rangers legend Barry Ferguson has said that he has been impressed by Brandon Barker during pre-season.**

Ferguson, who won 15 major trophies at Ibrox across two spells at the club, has been [writing for The Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-pre-season-phoney-war-22406348) about his thoughts on the Gers’ warm-up preparations for the new campaign, and it seems that the former Manchester City youngster has impressed him.

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He wrote:

*“To that end, Steven will have been pleased to have seen players who were out in the cold last season stake their claims in recent matches.*

*“Again, I stress it’s only pre-season but Brandon Barker has impressed me so far and along with Jamie Murphy and Jordan Jones, he must be ready to contribute.”*

Barker has featured heavily during this pre-season, and praise from a Gers hero such as Ferguson certainly shows that he is making a step in the right direction. The 23-year-old has come [under criticism](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/scottish-premier/rangers/brandon-barker-gers-ibrox-flop/) from the 54-time Scottish champions’ supporters after making just [12](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/brandon-barker/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/214927) appearances in all competitions during his first campaign at the club – it is vital that he begins to show why he was taken north of the border.

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As Ferguson says, with this big campaign coming up it is important that the likes of Barker contribute. He has started to show what he is about in pre-season – now he must display that when it really matters.

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