Rangers legend and former Portsmouth striker Mark Hateley says he owed his playing success to England boss Fabio Capello.

Hateley worked with Capello at AC Milan and revealed in The Times: "Capello was involved with the youth team, but he would also work with me. He and (Nils) Liedholm used to take me for extra sessions more or less every afternoon, two coaches, me and a goalkeeper, and teach me how to play the game, the basic techniques that you weren't taught in England at those times.

"Great guy, great family, great discipline - and we've already seen what he has achieved in a short time in giving England back discipline. He made me as complete a player as I could be.

"If you could play in Serie A, often playing alone up front, you could play in any league - your technique could survive any test."