Jack Butland will return to Old Trafford on Thursday evening with Rangers
When Manchester United welcome Rangers to Old Trafford on Thursday evening they will come up against a familiar foe.
After emerging as one of the most exciting young goalkeepers in the country at Birmingham City, Butland moved to Stoke City where he established himself as a Premier League number one and an England international. Stoke were relegated in 2018 but Butland stayed loyal and kept his England place after an impressive season in the Championship in 2018/19.
Speaking after joining United, Butland said: “I'm over the moon. To call yourself a Manchester United player is pretty awesome. It is the best club in the world, a club I watched as a kid and I had shirts with my name and number seven on the back so it has always been a fairytale for me." With his contract at Palace expired, Butland joined Rangers on a free transfer and after three years playing second fiddle, he was back to being number one at a club competing for domestic honours and in European football.
"He is a really, really top-class goalkeeper for me," said Clement. "He almost didn't have a downfall in all of our four months together. He is a top goalkeeper but also a top personality, because you can be a really good goalkeeper but not be a leader in the dressing room.
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