Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha says that talks with his compatriot and Man Utd manager Jose Mourinho have reaffirmed his belief in what he is doing at Scottish club.

The Portuguese manager was a subject of criticism following Gers' early Europa League exit to Luxembourg minnows Progres Niederkorn, but since then, they have done decently in the league, and currently sit three points off the top.

Gers manager said: "Talking to him totally confirmed my belief that I'm on the right track, especially because first of all he is the best," he told the Evening Times.

"You need to look for the best. If you ask me which manager you would call to discuss football and training then it's him.

"If I have something to ask him, I do it directly. There was a time when I spoke with him regularly but not anymore. In those days, I was an assistant and I was looking for knowledge and making sure I was heading in the right direction.

"Now my time is overloaded but, whenever I do need to speak to Jose, I go directly to him. There is no-one better. And his advice has helped me since coming to Rangers, totally."

"We don't normally speak like 'this situation has happened, what should I do?' It's more about direction and conviction, how to be convinced about the methodology you use and the way you use it.

"That's what we discuss - training and matches and the preparation for each and the relationship between them. We got into the standards of this massive club and also the game model and the training model."