Rangers take on Aberdeen tonight looking to avenge the 3-1 defeat that ultimately saw the end of Michael Beale’s tenure as manager.
Since then, both sides have changed bosses with Philippe Clement proving to be an inspired choice as Gers gaffer and an instant hit at Ibrox.
Taking each game as it comes has been a successful mantra so far and this is who the Rangers boss has picked to face a Neil Warnock led Aberdeen.
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Against Livingston, Jack Butland was lucky if he touched the ball 10 times, but he will be a busier man tonight between the sticks.
The centre of defence picks itself with Ben Davies only just back in full training and with Leon Balogun taking a sore one to his head at the weekend.
John Souttar is probably the best defender we have to deal with Bojan Miovski though and should be tasked with picking up the North Macedonia international.
The only real question is at left-back but, given Ridvan Yilmaz’s recent form and his cameo against Livi, the younger of the two options has earned the right to start.
Similar to defence, midfield almost picks itself, almost, except the boss is going for the jugular.
John Lundstram is in, arguably, the best form of his Rangers career but without Ryan Jack and Dujon Sterling not fully fit, Nicolas Raskin was expected to come in with a point to prove.
Instead, Tom Lawrence has been given the nod in a very attack minded midfield.
Someone proving the doubters wrong is Todd Cantwell.
Philippe Clement finally has his talisman and, with four goals in six games, will be looking to add another to his account in a fixture that could play a big part in deciding the destination of the title race.
The front three all chipped in against Livingston but Cyriel Dessers has been in fine form of late and deserves his chance – he is also fresh.
A home game against Ayr United on Saturday is the time to rotate.
The result is everything and after an early draw and the previous Ibrox defeat, it’s safe to say that this squad owes us a win and a performance against a team that will be buoyant from their result against Celtic and because of the new man in charge.
