Barry Ferguson has explained why he subbed off Clinton Nsiala half an hour into Rangers' win over Kilmarnock this evening.
Despite going behind early doors, the Ibrox side rallied, and thanks to goals from Vaclav Cerny, Cyriel Dessers and Nedim Bajrami, they came away 4-2 victors.
Early doors, it was a big call from Ferguson to bring off the defender, who had started Rangers' previous three matches before the trip to Rugby Park.
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Although he got the nod once again in Ayrshire, after Kilmarnock took an early 2-0 advantage thanks to goals from Joe Wright and Brad Lyons, Nsiala was hooked.
Ridvan Yilmaz came on in his place, and Ferguson has now explained the reasoning behind his decision: "When things aren't going your way, you have to make tough decisions," he said (Sky Sports).
"Clinton's young, he'll learn from that.
"I felt we had to make the change."
After their triumph in Kilmarnock, Rangers now turn their attention to the visit of Motherwell to Ibrox in the Scottish Premiership this Saturday.
They then face an arduous last-16 Europa League tie against Jose Mourinho's Fenerbache before making the short trip to Parkhead.
