On the face of it, a Premier Sports Cup home game against St Johnstone should be a chance for Philippe Clement to experiment and give the players some much-needed minutes without being knocked out at the first hurdle in defending the only trophy they won last season.

But the Belgian will need to ensure he finds the balance because at the moment there is no guarantee of victory for his Light Blues under any circumstances. So the Belgian will have to make his selections when they face Craig Levein’s side at their makeshift home of Hampden, the site of their last win against Aberdeen last season under former tournament sponsor Viaplay.

One problem is the left-back position, where Ridvan Yilmaz is injured after picking up an injury in the Champions League qualifying loss to Dynamo Kyiv. Jefte is likely to be used straight after his controversial red card during the week.

On the other hand, full-back James Tavernier could be given a rest to give Dujon Sterling a chance to play in his usual position, and Liam Kelly could make a competitive debut after joining from Motherwell in the summer.

And what about the curious case of Danilo? Clement has said that the Brazilian will get a chance if the game allows it. Could this finally be the moment when Rangers secure the win early, allowing the striker to play some time after his knee injury last season? Here, Record sport takes a look at their potential line-up against the Perth men who beat Kilmarnock 3-0 in the Scottish Premiership last week.

Expected Rangers lineup

Provisional Rangers squad

goalkeeper

• Jack Butland

• Liam Kelly

• Lewis Budinaukas

defender

• James Tavernier

• John Souttar

• Leon Balogun

• Dujon Sterling

• Ben Davis

• Jefta

• Robin Propper

• Leon Koenig

• Clinton Nsiala

Midfielder

• Connor Barron

• Tom Lawrence

• Mohammed Diomande

• Kieran Dowell

Forward

• Cyriel Dessers

• Scott Wright

• Daniel

• Ross McCausland

• Rabbi Matondo

• Vaclav Cerny