Lee McCulloch feels Rangers are meeting Manchester United at just the right time. The Scottish champions host Sir Alex Ferguson's men at Ibrox next Wednesday hoping to go one better than the draw they earned at Old Trafford in their Champions League Group C opening match.
The Gers midfielder said: "With the way we play, I think we've got a system which could help us take something off United and it would be great if it was a win.
"I'm not sure if there's ever a good time to play them because they are such a strong side and have been for many years.
"But they've dropped a lot of points in the Premiership recently, probably more than they have for a long time, and that gives us a bit of hope.
"This is maybe a decent point at which to get them because they're in a similar situation to us where they've got a few injuries and they have had to rotate players.
"They are maybe going into games a little bit tired as well so, while they've got some world-class players, we have to work things to our advantage."
However, McCulloch is well aware that a victory against United is vital for Walter Smith's men to have any hope of remaining in the Champions League beyond Christmas.
He told Rangers News: "This is a home game which we would be looking to come out on top in anyway but it's a must-win match.
"If we're to have any chance at all of staying in the competition, we really need to take three points from United.
"If we win our last two matches, we'll still have a decent chance of going through to the last 16.
"Even then, we'll need a result or two to go our way elsewhere and, although this one coming up is against one of the best sides in the world, we can't think about that.
"We've got to take the game to them and try to get a positive result. A lot of things could happen in the group but we just have to think about ourselves.
"It's all about what we do and I'm sure the crowd will get behind us next week at Ibrox. They realise how good our opponents are and that we will be underdogs.
"If we can play the way we have been in Europe so far - a small period in Valencia aside - I think we have a chance of getting the result we are looking for.
"At the very worst, we are looking for third place in the group but we'll be aiming to do as well as we possibly can."
