Rangers take on Hearts ahead of a double header that sees two of the top four stand between Philippe Clement and maintaining top spot.
The Gers boss will hold all thoughts of Kilmarnock away until after the full-time whistle has blown at Ibrox this afternoon with a squad bereft of Todd Cantwell following his hamstring injury.
The two league games so far have been close affairs and Rangers will be in for a tough afternoon against Hearts who are one of the form teams in Europe, never mind Scotland – this is who the manager has picked to get the job done.
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In the dramatic 2-1 win at home in October, Rangers dominated possession and hit 28 attempts at goal compared to Hearts one.
A lesson in being clinical if ever one was needed.
What it also shows is that Jack Butland and the rest of the defence will need to be on their toes.
The one worry pre-match is about Ridvan Yilmaz due to the goal that Lawrence Shankland scored at the back post in the first meeting between the two sides.
It’s hardly a fair physical match up.
The defence hasn’t really been the issue though and it is higher up the park where Rangers will need to be better.
Todd Cantwell will be a miss this week but in Mohamed Diomande and Tom Lawrence, he Clement has two players who he knows can add goals and creativity.
The depth is a lot better than it was in the earlier weeks of Clement’s tenure.
The forward line doesn’t have quite as many options with the only call really being who gets the nod through the middle of the attack.
However, there is a surprise on the wing.
This is who the gaffer has gone with:
Dujon Sterling has shown that he can play almost anywhere and his extra physicality will be useful at set-plays, as we saw against St Johnstone, he is also capable of causing problems with the ball.
Three points is all that matters but, with a two point lead already, laying down a marker would be a big statement at this stage of the season.
Let’s hope that the strikers have got their shooting boots on, for once
