Rangers return to home action this afternoon with Motherwell the visitors in the Scottish Premiership.
Gers boss Philippe Clement seems to have a smaller squad every week and never the same one two weeks running but he still has a strong team stepping out onto the hallowed Ibrox turf.
Three points, as it always is, is a must as Rangers face a Motherwell side who nearly did us a favour against Celtic, this is who the boss has sent out to get the job done.
Rangers v Motherwell – Team news confirmed
James Tavernier and Tom Lawrence may have been the goalscorers but it was Jack Butland who was the real matchwinner.
His save at 1-0 down was pivotal, within 10 minutes, Rangers were 2-1 infront.
Priceless.
The defence, especially in the second half, were pretty resolute but we all know by now that Clement likes to keep things fresh.
At left-back, the difference between Borna Barisic, who had a nightmare, and Ridvan Yilmaz was night and day after the half-time change.
It’s not a surprise the younger of the two gets his place back.
In midfield, the players that the manager goes with has been affected by those that are missing further up the park.
It’s a shame that we don’t have as many wingers as we have central midfielders.
The good thing is, players like Tom Lawrence and Mohamed Diomande are versatile and can play in one of a number of roles, the latter being moved into the 10 position on this occasion.
To give a full picture of the situation facing Clement, he only has Scott Wright and Ross McCausland available as natural wingers.
Hardly prolific goalscorers.
This is who the manager has gone with:
So, four players swapped and one positional move in Diomande, with options off the bench.
As always though, this Rangers team is all about the collective and the intensity and energy that the whole squad brings on a match day.
At this stage of the season, the result is all that matters but, as we saw in the second half against Kilmarnock, if you get the performance right, the rest will follow.
