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GHEORGHE HAGI has urged son Ianis to kick on from his Old Firm heroics after watching him dump Celtic at Ibrox.

The former Real Madrid and Barcelona star was in Glasgow to watch his son open the scoring as Rangers upset the form book to hammer the Hoops in a 3-0 romp.

Ianis Hagi of Rangers celebrates scoring a goal.
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Hagi Jnr celebrates his goalCredit: Getty
Rangers players celebrating a goal during a match against Celtic.
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Hagi Jnr celebrates his goalCredit: Alamy
Man wearing a knit hat and scarf.
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Hagi Snr was an interested spectator

And the man known as 'The King' in his Romanian homeland admitted he was delighted at his boy's display, but told him not to rest on his laurels.

He said: "He had a very good match which had a lot to do with the way he started the game with a goal.

"He even had a cold for a few days leading up to the match so it's good he recovered.

"It's important that he scored, that he's fit and that he's helping Rangers win and not just win, but win by a big margin.

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"He played very well for 90 minutes.

"He told me to come to the Rangers games more often! It depends on how busy I am.

"He's happy at Rangers and really wants to help them.

"But as I told him, it was just one match.

"There are plenty more games this season and he must maintain that standard."

It isn't the first time that the arrival of Gheorghe Hagi has sparked a fine performance from his son at Ibrox.

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He was also in attendance back in February 2020 when he witnessed two stunning goals from Hagi Jnr in a Europa League first 32 win against Braga.

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