Rangers have endured some difficult moments domestically and on the continent so far this season.
They missed out on Champions League football, falling at the first qualifying hurdle to Dynamo Kyiv, and they were sorely beaten 3-0 by Celtic in the Old Firm clash at the start of last month. Then there was a delayed return to Ibrox - plus the resignation of chairman John Bennett due to ill-health.
Nevertheless, Philippe Clement’s side are only five points off top spot in the Premiership, having only dropped points to Celtic and an opening-day draw at Hearts. They are in the semi-finals of the Premier Sports Cup and while losing heavily 4-1 to Lyon in the Europa League, they did prevail 2-0 at Malmo.
The ratings of their squad tell the story of this season’s mixed bag. Manager Clement has always stressed that his team needs time to gel and mature - a commodity not often afforded to Rangers players. We give each player a mark out of 10 for their overall displays so far.
5. John Souttar
A strong season so far domestically for the Scotland defender, who has become first choice at centre-half. Has maintained his fitness and has been one of the team's best defenders so far. 8 | SNS Group
6. Robin Propper
The Dutchman is settling into life at Rangers after a shaky start, with his partnership with Souttar developing game by game. 6 | SNS Group
7. Leon Balogun
The veteran Nigerian has had injury issues and is now seen as a back-up to Souttar and Propper. Has only completed one 90 minutes this season. 3 | SNS Group
8. Ridvan Yilmaz
The Turkish left-back suffered a thigh injury taking a shot against Dynamo Kyiv in August and has not been seen since. Had started the season promisingly. 3 | SNS Group