Michael Beale has named his Rangers side to face St Mirren as he aims for an immediate response after last week's defeat to Celtic.
The Light Blues gaffer is without key players including Connor Goldson, Ryan Kent and Ryan Jack as competition hots up for places with the Scottish Cup semi-final showdown with the Hoops just a couple of weeks away. The clash with the Buddies and next week's meeting with red-hot Aberdeen will give players the chance to impress the management and land a starting spot at Hampden.
But before focus turns towards that last four encounter, Beale will want to put on a show for the Ibrox crowd and add to his impressive record as Rangers boss. His only defeats have come against Ange Postecoglou in the League Cup Final and last week's Premiership clash. Speaking ahead of this one, the Ibrox boss told the club website : "We have to keep winning and I want a strong Rangers on the pitch. I won't devalue the shirt by giving people minutes who have just been waiting. They have to deserve the shirt.
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"We have a semi-final, we want to end the season well and retain the Scottish Cup so there's a lot to play for. Within that, there will be opportunities, but the biggest thing is that the players must earn their opportunity on the training pitch.
"Stephen [Robinson] has done a very good job. We've played 21 domestic games and we haven't played St. Mirren yet. They're three points off third place and there's European money there. There's a fantastic battle in the division at the moment.
"We have seven games remaining against teams around us, and there's everything to play for involving some of those clubs for that European place. We saw what it did financially for Hearts this season and the other clubs will be very aware of that.
"I think Stephen will make things really difficult for us tomorrow and it's important that we bounce back. I'm looking at the team training and I'm happy with where we're at. The team that we're playing tomorrow is an exciting team, so I'm looking forward to the game."
Rangers XI: McGregor, Tavernier, Souttar, Davies, Barisic, Lundstram, Raskin, Cantwell, Fashion JR, Tillman, Morelos.
Subs: McLaughlin, Hagi, Matondo, Kamara, Arfield, King, McAusland, Lyall, Rice
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