HAPOEL TEL AVIV coach Nir Levin has branded Rangers cheats and divers ahead of tonight's Uefa Cup tie at Ibrox.

And he has hit back at suggestions his own players resorted to dirty tricks in the first leg in Israel last week.

Hapoel have a 2-1 advantage from the match in Tel Aviv, where Rangers captain Barry Ferguson claimed afterwards the home side "went down like a sack of tatties" to win fouls.

But as far as Levin is concerned Rangers are more likely to resort to cheating to win games.

He said: "We saw Chris Burke's dive in the game last week.

"And when we are talking about dives I was at Ibrox when Maccabi Haifa played here and Rangers got two penalties.

"I was there and I can tell you for sure it was diving. Maccabi were very angry with the referee. It was a pity for me to read after last week's game someone from Rangers talking about our divers.

"I don't think someone can speak about dives concerning our team."

Burke branded Hapoel a "dirty team" after last week's game, a claim which was refuted by Levin.

The Hapoel coach added: "The game was not so physical like everyone tried to say.

"Do you know how many Hapoel fouls there were? Only 10 fouls and the first foul was after 30 minutes.

"The game was not dirty or brutal. Hapoel Tel Aviv played a very sporting game."

Meanwhile, Levin has identified Dado Prso as the main danger man.

Prso missed the first leg of the last-32 clash in Israel last week with a hamstring strain.

But he is set to play tonight and Levin admits he could make a difference for Rangers.

He said: "Prso is a great player - he's strong, tall and he can score goals. With Croatia, he has a great record. We will give him a lot of respect."