Rangers have confirmed their starting lineup for this evenings UEFA Europa League clash away to Sturm Graz in Austria.
After falling to a home defeat in their opening league phase match to Belgian side Genk last Thursday at Ibrox, Russell Martin will know nothing less than a victory over the Bundesliga outfit tonight will ease fan pressure.
The head coach finally won his first Scottish Premiership match on Sunday, as Max Aarons’ injury time winner earned the under-fire former Southampton boss a vital three points away to Livingston, but the crowd made it clear at full time it will take more than one victory to turn them back in his favour.
Aarons goal was on his first appearance since his red card against Club Brugge as Rangers were humiliated in the UEFA Champions League playoff round, but his goal has not done enough to earn him a start tonight with Martin making just one change from Sunday.
Bojan Miovski, who missed a big chance at 0-0 at Almondvale, is the only casualty from the weekend, with Yousef Chermiti, signed from Everton in the summer, coming in to start his second European match for Rangers in his stead.
Mohammed Diomande misses out completely, he is suspended after his red card against Genk last week whilst Lyall Cameron returns from injury to make a substitutes bench that features under 19’s captain Aidan McCallion.
The full squad is as follows in a 4-3-3 formation: Jack Butland; James Tavernier, John Souttar, Derek Cornelius, Jayden Meghoma; Nicolas Raskin, Thelo Aasgaard, Connor Barron; Oliver Antman, Djeidi Gassama, Yousef Chermiti
Subs are: Liam Kelly Kieran Wright; Max Aarons, Nasser Djiga, Joe Rothwell, Bailey Rice, Findlay Curtis, Mikey Moore, Danilo, Bojan Miovski, Aiden McCallion