Rangers starting XI vs St Mirren: 4 changes as Clement makes call to bench captain with Igamane handed start
Philippe Clement has named his Rangers starting XI and substitutes to face St Mirren in their latest Scottish Premiership outing at Ibrox this afternoon.
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Hide AdThe Light Blues managed to rediscover the winning habit in European competition on Thursday night when they thrashed Romanian champions FCSB 4-0 on home soil, but the pressure is still firmly on Clement’s side to pick up points on the domestic front following their shock defeat by Kilmarnock last weekend.
St Mirren arrive in Govan still licking their wounds from their own heavy 4-0 thumping defeat against Hearts at Tynecastle last time out, but the Paisley outfit will aim to reward manager Stephen Robinson with a much improved performance and result, just a few days on from the ex-Motherwell and Morecambe boss penning a new deal until 2027.
“We shouldn't need to have that response it should just be what it is to wear this shirt. It is important for us to keep our confidence high and keep pushing and keeping the standards high. Keep pushing on and going for more? Yes definitely and you also look at the other side of it as well, at times we were maybe a bit vulnerable at the back (against FCSB).
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Hide Ad“We should have kept more control in that and not letting it get into a basketball game at times but then again we were solid and we got plenty of goals there as well but it is important for us to keep driving and also want more and that is what we want as a squad.”
Rangers starting XI:
Jack Butland (C); Neraysho Kasanwirjo, Leon Balogun, Robin Propper, Jefte; Connor Barron, Nicolas Raskin; Mohamed Diomande, Vaclav Cerny, Nedim Bajrami; Hamza Igamane.
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Hide AdSUBS: Liam Kelly (GK), James Tavernier, Cyriel Dessers, Kieran Dowell, Dujon Sterling, Ross McCausland, Robbie Fraser, Cole McKinnon, Zak Lovelace.
St Mirren starting XI:
Ellery Balcombe; Scott Tanser, Mark O’Hara (C), Greg Kiltie, Alex Gogic, James Scott, Charles Dunne, Toyosi Olusanya, Marcus Fraser, Elvis Bwomono, Killian Phillips.
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