Rangers have confirmed their starting XI for the Scottish Premiership clash with Hearts at Tynecastle.
The Gers travel to Edinburgh with Philippe Clement under pressure to bounce back from last weekend’s excruciating Scottish Cup exit at the hands of Queen’s Park.
A resurgent Hearts will be desperate to heap the misery on top of the Rangers manager, with the Jambos unbeaten in their last eight Scottish Premiership games.
Here’s how Rangers line-up for the high-noon clash in Edinburgh.
Rangers starting XI v Hearts
Rangers goalkeeper Jack Butland retains his place between the sticks for Philippe Clement’s side.
Rangers then start with captain James Tavernier at right-back, with Brazilian left-back Jefte on the other side.
Philippe Clement then picks John Souttar over Robin Propper, with Clinton Nsiala starting alongside the Scotland star at centre-back.
In midfield, Rangers start with Nicolas Raskin and Mohamed Diomande, with Tom Lawrence given the nod in the number ten position at Tynecastle.
Ianis Hagi and Vaclav Cerny will start on either flank with Hamza Igamane preferred over Cyriel Dessers at the top of the Rangers attack.
There is a place for Dessers on the bench, with the likes of Ridvan Yilmaz, Nedim Bajrami and Rafael Fernandes joining him.
Rangers team v Hearts: Butland, Tavernier, Souttar, Nsiala, Jefte, Raskin, Diomande, Lawrence, Cerny, Hagi, Igamane
Substitutions: Kelly, Ridvan, Propper, Dessers, Bajrami, Fernandes, King, Rice, Curtis
Rangers defeat unthinkable for Philippe Clement
Philippe Clement came out fighting in the pre-match press conference with Rangers fans turning on the Belgian manager after defeat to Queen’s Park.
Rangers find themselves out of both domestic cups with Celtic boasting a 16 point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership heading into the clash at Tynecastle.
With Rangers’ domestic season all but over, Philippe Clement’s exploits in Europe acts as the only save saving grace from this season.
But that doesn’t mean Rangers can afford yet more dropped points against Hearts with anything but victory unthinkable for the Belgian boss.
Hearts manager Neil Critchley is expecting a response from Rangers this afternoon but with the Jambos on resurgent form, victory is anything but assured.
