Former Birmingham winger Jermaine Pennant has tipped John Eustace to be a success at Rangers if he was to ever make the move to Ibrox.
The Blues manager has been linked with a move to Glasgow in recent weeks with some reports suggesting that the Govan outfit had pinpointed Eustace as a possible replacement for Michael Beale.
Beale is under pressure at Rangers after crashing out of the Champions League and also losing to Celtic in the first derby showdown of the season.
Pennant told OLBG: “It's difficult because Rangers are one of two good teams in the Scottish league. Eustace hasn't been amazing at Birmingham, but we've seen managers like Steven Gerrard go to Rangers and win the league. Things didn't go so well for him at Aston Villa, though.
“Rangers fans are not too happy with Michael Beale at the moment. The expectations at Rangers are high as you're always expected to challenge for the title.”
Pennant also feels that Wayne Rooney would be a good fit at Birmingham if Eustace was to leave for Rangers.
He continued: “I thought Wayne did a good job at Derby and he obviously knows the Championship.
"I think he'd be a good fit for Birmingham because the players will respect him. He might get a good reaction from the players. It could be a good fit.”
Eustace broke his silence on Rangers links last week. He said: "I love my job here at Birmingham City.
"I've been here for 14 months now, I signed a three-year contract to help rebuild this football club and get it back where it should be.
"We are coming up to half way in doing that. I think there has been fantastic progress in the last 14 or 15 months and I want to continue with that progress and see this club fly.
"It’s my job to worry about the club. That’s all I care about. I don’t look at social media, I don’t look at the press. All I can concentrate on and control is what I do on the training field with the players, and that’s all I concentrate on."
