Rangers supervisor Russell Martin defended his determination to start out two key gamers on the bench because the Scottish giants took a major step in the direction of the Champions League play-offs with a 3-0 win over Czech aspect Viktoria Plzen.
Djeidi Gassama bagged a brace and Cyriel Dessers dispatched a penalty as Rangers cruised to a cushty third qualifying spherical first-leg victory at Ibrox.
However the huge information earlier than kick-off was the choice taken by Martin, who blasted his gamers following the 1-1 draw at Motherwell on Saturday, to take away captain James Tavernier and Nico Raskin from the beginning eleven.
The choice appeared to repay, nonetheless, with Martin’s aspect producing a dominant show forward of the second leg in Pilsen subsequent week.
And the brand new Rangers boss backed his determination, insisting he’ll want everybody within the squad to play their half.
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