Fixture: Rangers vs Dundee
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Kick-off: 19:30 UK time

Rangers boss Philippe Clement has selected his starting eleven and substitutes to welcome Dundee to Ibrox this evening.

The Gers’ Scottish Premiership title hopes were all but extinguished at the weekend when they lost the Old Firm clash against Celtic.

Clement is looking for a reaction though and will not want Rangers to go into the Scottish Cup final later this month on the back of poor performances and results.

The Rangers boss is without a host of players due to injury however and Dundee will be looking to spring a late season surprise.

Rangers have Jack Butland in goal, while in defence Clement picks a flat back four of James Tavernier, Ben Davies, Leon King and Ridvan Yilmaz.

Midfield sees Rangers go with Nicolas Raskin and Mohammed Diomande, while Todd Cantwell, Ross McCausland and Fabio Silva support Cyriel Dessers.

If Clement wants to make changes he has options on the bench and they include Kemar Roofe and Scott Wright.

Rangers Team vs Dundee

Butland, Tavernier, Davies, King, Yilmaz, Raskin, Diomande, Cantwell, McCausland, Silva, Dessers

Substitutes: McCrorie, Dowell, S Wright, Roofe, Barisic, Yfeko, Fraser, Lowry, McKinnon

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APOEL president Prodromos Petrides has stated that the Cypriot side are confident of keeping Rangers target Jefte at the club.

Jefte is on loan at APOEL from Fluminense and Rangers failed with their attempt to sign him in the winter window despite agreeing to a verbal pact with the Brazilian outfit.

Rangers have continued to be linked with the left-back, especially with Borna Barisic poised to leave in the summer.

However, Jefte’s loan deal with APOEL has an option to buy clause and Petrides revealed that they have told Fluminense that they want to sign the 20-year-old on a permanent basis.

He admitted that the deal to acquire the signature of Jefte is not an easy one, but stressed that they are confident of keeping the Brazilian at the club, which will be a blow for Rangers.

“We have until May 31 and there is room for the clause”, Protrudes said on Cypriot radio station Super Sport FM (via the Glasgow Times).

“We should have the player’s signature.

“We have sent the message to Fluminense to exercise the right to acquire the player.

“It’s not an easy deal to fund but we have covered huge sums for debts.

“We have a much better financial situation to manage.”

Rangers boss Philippe Clement is expected to further reshape the squad this summer as he aims to get the Gers ready to push for the title next term.

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Fixture: Celtic vs Rangers
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Kick-off: 12:30 UK time

Rangers boss Philippe Clement has picked his side and substitutes for this afternoon’s vital Scottish Premiership clash with rivals Celtic at Celtic Park.

Clement takes his men to their city rivals sitting three points adrift in the league table and with just three games left to play.

Many feel Rangers must beat Celtic today to keep their title hopes alive, but Clement has insisted the game is not a must-win.

Clement continues to be without a number of players, including key defender Connor Goldson, whose season is over due to injury.

Jack Butland slots into goal for Rangers today, while at the back Clement has James Tavernier, John Souttar, Ben Davies and Borna Barisic.

In the engine room, Rangers look towards John Lundstram and Mohammed Diomande to try to control the game at Celtic, while Tom Lawrence, Dujon Sterling and Fabio Silva all start.

Cyriel Dessers leads the line up top.

Clement has options on the bench if needed and these include Todd Cantwell, Kemar Roofe and Scott Wright.

Rangers Team vs Celtic

Butland, Tavernier, Davies, Souttar, Barisic, Lundstram, Diomande, Lawrence, Sterling, Silva, Dessers 

Substitutes: McCrorie, Yilmaz, Cantwell, Dowell, Wright, Roofe, King, Raskin, McCausland

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