Brian Laudrup says Rangers need to go from boys to men in order to stop Celtic winning a historic tenth successive title.
The Ibrox legend came close to winning 10-in-a-row during his time at Rangers, but two defeats in their final four games of the season saw Celtic capitalise and win the league title on the final day.
With the tables turned this season, Laudrup believes Rangers are capable of pulling off a similar feat.
Speaking in his Daily Mail column, however, he says Steven Gerrard's men need to step up.
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He said: "As much as it is not a nice memory for me, the Celtic team that stopped Rangers in my days will always be remembered by their fans. Exactly the same would apply at Ibrox this season.
"By taking that extra step, by winning one title, the Rangers players could claim their own fantastic piece of history. The prize on offer is huge.
"We all know how they faded after New Year last time around, but this Rangers team has so much talent going forward - so many interesting, young, skilful players. They just need that source of belief to really feel they are good enough to go and do it.
"This season is where boys need to turn into men. They have to. You can be young, you can be inexperienced. Maybe you have not achieved that much yet in your career.
"But this season each and every player has to step up. It's going to be hugely interesting and exciting to see whether Rangers can take that step.
"On their day, they are a real match for Celtic. That's been proven. But it's about doing it over 38 games. And that remains to be seen.
"Gerrard has done a fantastic job, especially in Europe. But they have been together for a couple of years and it is now all about getting over the line.
"You can play attractive football, you can get a lot of praise for playing in Europe, but it is about winning something at the end and the title is obviously at the top of the list. There is no way around that and Gerrard will know it better than anyone."
