The pressure on Rangers head coach Russell Martin is almost at breaking point after a toxic afternoon at Ibrox.
The 2-0 home defeat by Hearts on Saturday leaves Rangers sitting 10th in the Scottish Premiership table without a victory in their opening five league matches amid their worst start to a league campaign since 1978.
The chants calling for Martin to be sacked which reverberated around the stadium raises questions over how the 39-year-old can possibly survive in the job he inherited only three months ago.
While Rangers' new ownership group have given their backing to Martin in recent weeks, it is little wonder that bookmakers are drawing up a list of favourites for his replacement given the outrage among supporters.
Here is who BetVictor believe will be in line to become the next Rangers manager, if the Ibrox hierarchy bow to fan pressure and decide a change in the dugout is required...

9. Kevin Muscat - 16/1
The former Rangers player was previously interviewed for the manager's position but missed out to Philippe Clement. The 52-year-old has won titles in Australia, Japan and China and is currently head coach of Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port. Photo: Han Myung-Gu/Getty Images

10. Marco Rose - 16/1
The German was sacked by RB Leipzig in March after underperforming in the Bundesliga and Champions League. Has also previously managed Dortmund, Borussia Monchengladbach and RB Salzburg, winning back-to-back Austrian league titles with the latter. | Getty Images

11. Derek McInnes - 7/2
Was close to becoming Rangers manager back in 2017, but it never materialised. Has a strong reputation in Scottish football which has only been enhanced by the start he has made to his Hearts tenure, which included a 2-0 win at Ibrox on Saturday to move his team top of the Premiership. | SNS Group

12. James Morrison - 20/1
The former Scotland midfielder is currently a first-team coach at West Brom, and had a short spell in caretaker charge following the departure of Tony Mowbray in April. He has also served on the Scotland coaching staff under Steve Clarke but is untested as a manager in his own right. | SNS Group


