John Brown, a Rangers icon, has expressed doubts over Manchester United’s choice to trade Jack Butland for Andre Onana.

The 62-year-old Ibrox great was praising the England Euro 2024 hopeful following his impressive debut season with the Rangers.

After his contract at Crystal Palace expired, goalkeeper Jack Butland joined Rangers in the summer. The goalkeeper had previously spent the final few months of his deal with Manchester United.

Although the custodian never played for the teams who inspired him as a child, John Brown has questioned why United let Jack Butland go, arguing that Butland is more than capable of playing at Old Trafford.

John Brown: Manchester United talent, that’s Jack Butland

John Brown waxed poetic about Jack Butland during a special promotional event for the Rangers Youth Development Company.
Manchester United spent an estimated £47.2 million to recruit Andre Onana as a replacement for veteran custodian David de Gea, who left the Premier League team in the summer.

The Rangers 9IAR legend, however, believes the Gers have received a steal on Jack Butland and that the stopper is on par with or perhaps superior to the Cameroonian.

Brown remarked, “I was always a fan of Butland.” He never received more minutes down south, which shocked me.

“There are many goalkeepers in the English Premier League that I believe Jack Butland to be superior to.

“In my opinion, he was Manchester United‘s first-choice custodian when he was there. If my preference was for a reliable goalie, Jack Butland would be my pick. It’s great for the club that we got him.”

Rangers icon talks about the importance of the goalie

Additionally, Jack Butland has been compared by John Brown to the illustrious line of goalkeepers Rangers have been fortunate to have throughout the years.

Butland will be essential to the team’s ambitions this season, according to the Ibrox great, who feels that having a solid custodian is crucial to a team’s success.

Butland stated, “The most important thing you need is a quality custodian, and Rangers have that.” “Half the fight is won there.

“It’s not so simple to be a great centre back or full back if your goalie is not on the same level as people I worked with, like Allan McGregor, Andy Goram, or Stefan Klos.

Butland is a custodian for the national team. He is new and hasn’t played a lot of minutes in the past seasons. But his quality is apparent. He reassures the backline that they don’t have to be too deep when you watch him emerge.

“With certain goalkeepers I was involved with, I won’t name them, but we would dive deeper to shield them instead of putting our trust in their ability to stop a shot from 25 yards away. This season, he has likely been among the Rangers’ finest players.

Since joining the Gers in the summer, Jack Butland has made 39 appearances, giving up 29 goals and maintaining 20 clean sheets.

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