Aiden McGeady has been speaking about Dan Neil’s move to Rangers.

Former Sunderland winger Aiden McGeady has revealed that he poked fun at ex-Black Cats teammate Dan Neil when the midfielder completed a transfer to Rangers earlier this summer, suggesting that the 24-year-old is “better than this”.

After having spent the second half of last season out on loan at Ipswich Town, Neil completed a permanent switch to Ibrox last month upon the official expiration of his contract at the Stadium of Light.

But McGeady - who played alongside Neil during a shared stint on Wearside - has admitted that he was disappointed to see his ex-teammate move to the blue half of Glasgow, claiming that he would have liked to have had the Sunderland academy graduate sign for Celtic, where he began his own senior career, instead.

Speaking about Neil’s qualities on GO Radio, McGeady said: "Dan Neil is a very, very focused individual and is a very, very good trainer who is totally dedicated to his craft. Technically, he's very, very good. He's clever and very good at finding passes, space, and doesn't over-complicate the game.

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"Before he went to Rangers, I was thinking, 'Celtic could look at him'. He was fantastic for Sunderland when I was there, got promoted with them and then went to Ipswich, and then they got promoted. I was actually surprised that he went to Rangers. I was messaging him and giving him a bit of banter saying, 'You are better than this'. But half-heartedly, as I do think he is. He is a very, very good young player."

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