Former Rangers captain Lee McCulloch thinks that Dundee United manager Robbie Neilson is destined for the top – and admits it is a “privilege” to work with the Tannadice manager.
McCulloch works with the Arabs’ strikers and has worked closely with Neilson as he’s led the Championship side to the brink of a return to the Scottish Premiership.
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Neilson’s side face St. Mirren in the first-leg of their play-off final tonight and admits that the player and staff at Tannadice “love” working for the former Scotland international.
“Robbie is a young manager that I think will go to the top,” McCulloch told the Evening Times.
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“The players respect him, his staff love working for him, he is forward thinking and has great ideas.
“He is a modern day manager, but he has got a bit of old school in him as well and that is always great to see and work with. It is a privilege to be there with him.”
United finished second in the Championship this season and saw off Inverness in the play-off semi-finals.
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The Arabs have been out of the top tier for a number of seasons and a return would see them go back up as rivals Dundee slip into the Championship.
Neilson has impressed since taking the reins at Tannadice and if they can find a way past St. Mirren it would be a fantastic reward for Neilson’s hard work.